Machine/Article/Composition/Process State(s) for Tracking Philanthropic And/or Other Efforts

ABSTRACT

Machines, Processes, compositions of matter, and articles that include at least one input acceptance machine and at least one track data presentation device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Unless specifically excepted, all subject matter of the herein listedapplication(s) and of any and all parent, grandparent,great-grandparent, etc. applications of the herein listed applications,including any priority claims, is incorporated herein by reference tothe extent such subject matter is not inconsistent herewith.

Unless specifically excepted, the present application is related toand/or claims the benefit of the earliest available effective filingdate(s) from/through the application(s) if any, listed herein (e.g.,claims earliest available priority dates for other than provisionalpatent applications, or claims benefits under 35 USC §119(e) forprovisional patent applications, for any and all parent, grandparent,great-grandparent, etc. applications of the listed applications.

1. Prior Applications

A. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/170,127, naming William Gates, Max R. Levchin, NathanP. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors,filed 2 Jun. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as:

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/055,515,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 26 Feb. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

B. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/188,277, naming William Gates, Max R. Levchin, NathanP. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors,filed 2 Jul. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as:

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/055,515,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 26 Feb. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

C. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/233,248, naming Clarence T. Tegreene as inventor,filed 25 Sep. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as:

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/055,515,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 26 Feb. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

D. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/235,459, naming Clarence T. Tegreene as inventor,filed 30 Sep. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as:

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/055,515,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 26 Feb. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

E. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/239,816, naming Clarence T. Tegreene as inventor,filed 9 Oct. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/190,155,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 22 Jun. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

F. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/241,730, naming Clarence T. Tegreene as inventor,filed 14 Oct. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date, such as

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/190,155,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 22 Jun. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

G. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/265,941, naming Clarence T. Tegreene as inventor,filed 10 Dec. 2015, which was filed within the twelve months precedingthe filing date of the present application or is an application of whicha currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of thefiling date.

H. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of InternationalApplication No. PCT/US16/35360, titled“Machine/Article/Composition/Process State for Tracking PhilanthropicAnd/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand, Kim Cameron, WilliamGates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R.Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein,Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., andVictoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 1 Jun. 2016 and designating theUnited States, with Attorney Docket No. 0115-003-001-PCT001, and whichis currently co-pending or is an application of which a currentlyco-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date,such as

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/190,155,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 22 Jun. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

I. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of InternationalApplication No. PCT/US16/35505, titled“Machine/Article/Composition/Process State for Tracking PhilanthropicAnd/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand, Kim Cameron, WilliamGates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R.Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein,Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., andVictoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 2 Jun. 2016 and designating theUnited States, with Attorney Docket No. 0115-003-001-PCT002 (coded atthe USPTO as 01150301PCT1), and which is currently co-pending or is anapplication of which a currently co-pending application is entitled tothe benefit of the filing date, such as

-   -   (1) U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 15/190,155,        entitled MACHINE/ARTICLE/COMPOSITION/PROCESS STATE(S) FOR        TRACKING PHILANTHROPIC AND/OR OTHER EFFORTS, naming Ali        Arjomand, Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde,        Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P.        Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein, Clarence T.        Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., and        Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 22 Jun. 2016, which is        currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently        co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing        date.

J. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser.No. 15/055,515, titled “Machine/Article/Composition/Process State forTracking Philanthropic And/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand,Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, JordinKare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks,Russ Stein, Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood,Jr., and Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 26 Feb. 2016, and whichis currently co-pending or is an application of which a currentlyco-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date.

K. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser.No. 15/190,155, titled “Machine/Article/Composition/Process State(s) forTracking Philanthropic And/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand,Kim Cameron, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, JordinKare, Max R. Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks,Russ Stein, Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood,Jr., and Victoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 22 Jun. 2016, and whichis currently co-pending or is an application of which a currentlyco-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date.

L. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of InternationalApplication No. PCT/US16/050453, titled“Machine/Article/Composition/Process State for Tracking PhilanthropicAnd/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand, Kim Cameron, WilliamGates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R.Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein,Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., andVictoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 6 Sep. 2016 and designating theUnited States, with Attorney Docket No. 0115-003-001-PCT003 (coded atthe USPTO as 01150301PCT3), and which is currently co-pending or is anapplication of which a currently co-pending application is entitled tothe benefit of the filing date.

M. For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the presentapplication constitutes a continuation-in-part of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. [TO BE ASSIGNED], titled“Machine/Article/Composition/Process State for Tracking PhilanthropicAnd/or Other Efforts,” and naming Ali Arjomand, Kim Cameron, WilliamGates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin Kare, Max R.Levchin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Aaron Sparks, Russ Stein,Clarence T. Tegreene, Maurizio Vecchione, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., andVictoria Y. H. Wood as inventors, filed 24 Oct. 2016 and designating theUnited States, with Attorney Docket No. 0115-003-004-000000, and whichis currently co-pending or is an application of which a currentlyco-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date.

2. Application Data Sheets (ADS)

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) has published a notice to theeffect that the USPTO's computer programs require that patent applicantsreference both a serial number and indicate whether an application is acontinuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional of a parentapplication. Stephen G. Kunin, Benefit of Prior-Filed Application, USPTOOfficial Gazette Mar. 18, 2003. The USPTO further has provided forms forthe Application Data Sheet which allow automatic loading ofbibliographic data but which require identification of each applicationas a continuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional of a parentapplication. Lawyer (and Applicant, through dint of an Oath orDeclaration, which has been or will be executed by at least one inventorto the best of Lawyer's knowledge), has provided above a specificreference to the application(s) from which priority is being claimed asrecited by statute. Lawyer understands that the statute is unambiguousin its specific reference language and does not require either a serialnumber or any characterization, such as “continuation” or“continuation-in-part,” for claiming priority to U.S. patentapplications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lawyer understands that theUSPTO's computer programs have certain data entry requirements, andhence Lawyer has provided designation(s) of a relationship between thepresent application and its parent application(s) as set forth bothabove and in any ADS filed in this application, but expressly points outthat such designation(s) are not to be construed in any way as any typeof commentary and/or admission as to whether or not the presentapplication contains any new matter in addition to the matter of itsparent application(s).

If the listings of applications provided above are inconsistent with thelistings provided via an ADS, it is the intent of the Applicant to claimpriority to each application that appears in the Priority Applicationssection of the ADS and to each application that appears in the PriorityApplications section of this application.

All subject matter of the Priority Applications and the RelatedApplications and of any and all parent, grandparent, great-grandparent,etc. applications of the Priority Applications and the RelatedApplications, including any priority claims, is incorporated herein byreference to the extent such subject matter is not inconsistentherewith.

3. Rights/Reservations/No Waiver/No Admissions/Saving Language

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) has published a notice to theeffect that the USPTO's computer programs require that patent applicantsreference both a serial number and indicate whether an application is acontinuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional of a parentapplication. Stephen G. Kunin, Benefit of Prior-Filed Application, USPTOOfficial Gazette Mar. 18, 2003. The USPTO further has provided forms forthe Application Data Sheet which allow automatic loading ofbibliographic data but which require identification of each applicationas a continuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional of a parentapplication. Lawyer has provided above a specific reference to theapplication(s) from which priority is being claimed as recited bystatute. Lawyer understands that the statute is unambiguous in itsspecific reference language and does not require either a serial numberor any characterization, such as “continuation” or“continuation-in-part,” for claiming priority to U.S. patentapplications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lawyer understands that theUSPTO's computer programs have certain data entry requirements, andhence Lawyer has provided designation(s) of a relationship between thepresent application and its parent application(s) as set forth above andin any ADS filed in this application, but expressly points out that suchdesignation(s) are not to be construed in any way as any type ofcommentary and/or admission as to whether or not the present applicationcontains any new matter in addition to the matter of its parentapplication(s).

United States case law is replete with patent applicants losing rightsvia clerical errors that appeared to have resulted from unintendederrors which judges have held have broken the priority chains, and itseems likely that such breaks are a consequence of the non-statutoryrules regarding priority claiming which have been imposed for theadministrative convenience of the PTO. There should be a way for thedrafting attorney to craft language to “fail safe” on this point, andthat is what is intended herein. Specifically, Lawyer hereby givespublic notice that priority is being claimed for the earliest prioritythat could be achieved under the Statutes through the herein listedapplications, and further through any parents, grandparents,great-grandparents, etc. of the herein listed applications. Furthermore,Lawyer hereby gives public notice that incorporation by reference ismade for the most inclusive subject matter that could be achieved underthe Statutes through the herein listed applications, and further throughany parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. of the herein listedapplications.

BACKGROUND

This application is related to attribution of trackable items, e.g.,currency, goods, and/or services, which may be used in philanthropicand/or other non-philanthropic efforts, and which may be directed togeographically diverse locations.

SUMMARY

In one or more various aspects, a method includes but is not limited tothat which is illustrated in the drawings. In addition to the foregoing,other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and textforming a part of the disclosure set forth herein.

In one or more various aspects, one or more related systems may beimplemented in machines, compositions of matter, or manufactures ofsystems, limited to patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101. Theone or more related systems may include, but are not limited to,circuitry and/or programming for effecting the herein-referenced methodaspects. The circuitry and/or programming may be virtually anycombination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effectthe herein-referenced method aspects depending upon the design choicesof the system designer, and limited to patentable subject matter under35 USC 101.

The foregoing is a summary and thus may contain simplifications,generalizations, inclusions, and/or omissions of detail; consequently,those skilled in the art will appreciate that the summary isillustrative only and is NOT intended to be in any way limiting. Otheraspects, features, and advantages of the devices and/or processes and/orother subject matter described herein will become apparent by referenceto the detailed description, the corresponding drawings, and/or in theteachings set forth herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a more complete understanding of embodiments, reference now is madeto the following descriptions taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings. The use of the same symbols in different drawings typicallyindicates similar or identical items, unless context dictates otherwise.The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description,drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments maybe utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from thespirit or scope of the subject matter presented here.

FIG. 1, including FIGS. 1-A through 1-L, shows a high-level systemdiagram of one or more exemplary environments in which transactions andpotential transactions may be carried out, according to one or moreembodiments. FIG. 1 forms a partially schematic diagram of anenvironment(s) and/or an implementation(s) of technologies describedherein when FIGS. 1-A through 1-L are stitched together in the mannershown in the below table, which is reproduced below in table format.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §1.84(h)(2), FIG. 1 shows “a view of alarge machine or device in its entirety . . . broken into partial views. . . extended over several sheets” labeled FIG. 1-A through FIG. 1-L(Sheets 1-12). The “views on two or more sheets form, in effect, asingle complete view, [and] the views on the several sheets . . . [are]so arranged that the complete figure can be assembled” from “partialviews drawn on separate sheets . . . linked edge to edge. Thus, in FIG.1, the partial view FIGS. 1-A through 1-L are ordered alphabetically, byincreasing in columns from left to right, and increasing in rows top tobottom, as shown in the following table:

TABLE 1 Table showing alignment of enclosed drawings to form partialschematic of one or more environments. Pos. (0, 0) X-Pos 1 X-Pos 2 X-Pos3 X-Pos 4 Y-Pos. 1 (1, 1): FIG. 1-A (1, 2): FIG. 1-B (1, 3): FIG. 1-C(1, 4): FIG. 1-D Y-Pos. 2 (2, 1): FIG. 1-E (2, 2): FIG. 1-F (2, 3): FIG.1-G (2, 4): FIG. 1-H Y-Pos. 3 (3, 1): FIG. 1-I (3, 2): FIG. 1-J (3, 3):FIG. 1-K (3, 4): FIG. 1-L

FIG. 1-A, when placed at position (1,1), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-B, when placed at position (1,2), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-C, when placed at position (1,3), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-D, when placed at position (1,4), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-E, when placed at position (2,1), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-F, when placed at position (2,2), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-G, when placed at position (2,3), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-H, when placed at position (2,4), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-I, when placed at position (3,1), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-J, when placed at position (3,2), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-K, when placed at position (3,3), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 1-L, when placed at position (3,4), forms at least a portion of apartially schematic diagram of an environment(s) and/or animplementation(s) of technologies described herein.

FIG. 2A is a depiction of a table showing the difference between datalevel vs. information level, according to embodiments.

FIG. 2B is a depiction of a table showing electronic circuit machinestate approximation of human-semantic information.

FIG. 2C-1 is a high-level block diagram of an exemplary environment200C, including a first party machine 220, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 2C-2 is a high-level block diagram of an exemplary environment200C-2, including a first party machine 220B, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 2D is a high-level block diagram of daybreak architecture 250D,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2E is a high-level block diagram of daybreak architecture 250E,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2F is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2G is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 21I is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2I is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2J is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2K is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2L is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2M is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 2N is a diagram of operation of the daybreak architecture 250Faccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3A is a high-level block diagram of operation of corporate entity“C” computer 310, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3B is a high-level block diagram of operation of corporate entity“C” computer 310, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3C is a high-level block diagram of operation of corporate entity“C” computer 310, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3D is a high-level block diagram of operation of corporate entity“E” phone 310D, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 4A is a high-level block diagram of fraud detection schemes 400,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 4B is a high-level block diagram of daybreak architecture 3100,according to one or more embodiments.

FIGS. 5A-5J show a high-level block diagram of a processor 251 and/or anat least one input acceptance machine 252, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIGS. 6A-6F shows a high-level block diagram of at least one inputacceptance machine 252 and/or an electrical/magnetic/physical storage ofat least one original machine state 605, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 7 shows a high-level block diagram of a processor 251 and/or atleast one first track data presentation machine 254 and/or at least onesecond track data presentation machine 256, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 8A shows a high-level block diagram of one or more of at least onefirst track data presentation machine states 710, according to one ormore embodiments.

FIGS. 8B-8C show a high-level block diagram of one or more of at leastone tracked first transmission of particular funds within a particulararchitecture 715, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 9 shows a high-level block diagram of a processor 251 and/or atleast one second track data presentation machine 256, according to oneor more embodiments.

FIG. 10 is a high-level block diagram of at least one first partymachine 220B operating in environment 1000, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 11, including FIGS. 11A-11G, shows a particular perspective of aninput acceptance circuit 252B of a first party machine 220B of FIG.2C-2, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 12, including FIGS. 12A-12H, shows a particular perspective of anfirst transaction data receiving circuit 254B of a first party machine220B of FIG. 2C-2, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 13, including FIGS. 13A-13F, shows a particular perspective of ansecond transaction data receiving circuit 256B of a first party machine220B of FIG. 2C-2, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 14 is a high-level logic flowchart of a process, e g., operationalflow 1400, including one or more operations of accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsoperation, a receiving first transaction data operation, and a receivingsecond transaction data operation, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 15A is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 15B is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 15C is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 15D is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 15E is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 15F is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds operation 1402,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16A is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16B is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16C is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16D is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16E is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16F is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16G is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 16H is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving first transaction data operation1404, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17A is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17B is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17C is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17D is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17E is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 17F is a high-level logic flow chart of a process depictingalternate implementations of receiving second transaction data operation1406, according to one or more embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings,similar symbols typically identify similar or identical components oritems, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodimentsdescribed in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are notmeant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and otherchanges may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of thesubject matter presented here.

Thus, in accordance with various embodiments, computationallyimplemented methods, systems, circuitry, articles of manufacture,ordered chains of matter, and computer program products are designed to,among other things, provide an interface for the environment illustratedin FIG. 1.

Operational Descriptions are not Abstract Ideas but are a Specificationfor Massively Complex Computational Machines

The claims, description, and drawings of this application may describeone or more of the instant technologies in operational/functionallanguage, for example as a set of operations to be performed by acomputer. Such operational/functional description in most instanceswould be understood by one skilled the art as specifically-configuredhardware (e.g., because a general purpose computer in effect becomes aspecial purpose computer once it is programmed to perform particularfunctions pursuant to instructions from program software).

Importantly, although the operational/functional descriptions describedherein are understandable by the human mind, they are not abstract ideasof the operations/functions divorced from computational implementationof those operations/functions. Rather, the operations/functionsrepresent a specification for the massively complex computationalmachines or other means. As discussed in detail below, theoperational/functional language must be read in its proper technologicalcontext, i.e., as concrete specifications for physical implementations.

The logical operations/functions described herein are a distillation ofmachine specifications or other physical mechanisms specified by theoperations/functions such that the otherwise inscrutable machinespecifications may be comprehensible to the human mind. The distillationalso allows one of skill in the art to adapt the operational/functionaldescription of the technology across many different specific vendors'hardware configurations or platforms, without being limited to specificvendors' hardware configurations or platforms.

Some of the present technical description (e.g., detailed description,drawings, claims, etc.) may be set forth in terms of logicaloperations/functions. As described in more detail in the followingparagraphs, these logical operations/functions are not representationsof abstract ideas, but rather representative of static or sequencedspecifications of various hardware elements. Differently stated, unlesscontext dictates otherwise, the logical operations/functions will beunderstood by those of skill in the art to be representative of staticor sequenced specifications of various hardware elements. This is truebecause tools available to one of skill in the art to implementtechnical disclosures set forth in operational/functional formats—toolsin the form of a high-level programming language (e.g., C, java, visualbasic), etc.), or tools in the form of Very high speed HardwareDescription Language (“VHDL,” which is a language that uses text todescribe logic circuits)—are generators of static or sequencedspecifications of various hardware configurations. This fact issometimes obscured by the broad term “software,” but, as shown by thefollowing explanation, those skilled in the art understand that what istermed “software” is a shorthand for a massively complexinterchaining/specification of ordered-matter elements. The term“ordered-matter elements” may refer to physical components ofcomputation, such as assemblies of electronic logic gates, molecularcomputing logic constituents, quantum computing mechanisms, etc.

For example, a high-level programming language is a programming languagewith strong abstraction, e.g., multiple levels of abstraction, from thedetails of the sequential organizations, states, inputs, outputs, etc.,of the machines that a high-level programming language actuallyspecifies. See, e.g., Wikipedia, High-level programming language,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-level_programming_language (as of Jun.5, 2012, 21:00 GMT). In order to facilitate human comprehension, in manyinstances, high-level programming languages resemble or even sharesymbols with natural languages. See, e.g., Wikipedia, Natural language,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language (as of Jun. 5, 2012, 21:00GMT).

It has been argued that because high-level programming languages usestrong abstraction (e.g., that they may resemble or share symbols withnatural languages), they are therefore a “purely mental construct”(e.g., that “software”—a computer program or computer programming—issomehow an ineffable mental construct, because at a high level ofabstraction, it can be conceived and understood in the human mind). Thisargument has been used to characterize technical description in the formof functions/operations as somehow “abstract ideas.” In fact, intechnological arts (e.g., the information and communicationtechnologies) this is not true.

The fact that high-level programming languages use strong abstraction tofacilitate human understanding should not be taken as an indication thatwhat is expressed is an abstract idea. In fact, those skilled in the artunderstand that just the opposite is true. If a high-level programminglanguage is the tool used to implement a technical disclosure in theform of functions/operations, those skilled in the art will recognizethat, far from being abstract, imprecise, “fuzzy,” or “mental” in anysignificant semantic sense, such a tool is instead a nearincomprehensibly precise sequential specification of specificcomputational machines—the parts of which are built up byactivating/selecting such parts from typically more generalcomputational machines over time (e.g., clocked time). This fact issometimes obscured by the superficial similarities between high-levelprogramming languages and natural languages. These superficialsimilarities also may cause a glossing over of the fact that high-levelprogramming language implementations ultimately perform valuable work bycreating/controlling many different computational machines.

The many different computational machines that a high-level programminglanguage specifies are almost unimaginably complex. At base, thehardware used in the computational machines typically consists of sometype of ordered matter (e.g., traditional electronic devices (e.g.,transistors), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), quantum devices, mechanicalswitches, optics, fluidics, pneumatics, optical devices (e.g., opticalinterference devices), molecules, etc.) that are arranged to form logicgates. Logic gates are typically physical devices that may beelectrically, mechanically, chemically, or otherwise driven to changephysical state in order to create a physical reality of Boolean logic.

Logic gates may be arranged to form logic circuits, which are typicallyphysical devices that may be electrically, mechanically, chemically, orotherwise driven to create a physical reality of certain logicalfunctions. Types of logic circuits include such devices as multiplexers,registers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), computer memory, etc., eachtype of which may be combined to form yet other types of physicaldevices, such as a central processing unit (CPU)—the best known of whichis the microprocessor. A modern microprocessor will often contain morethan one hundred million logic gates in its many logic circuits (andoften more than a billion transistors). See, e.g., Wikipedia, Logicgates, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_gates (as of Jun. 5, 2012,21:03 GMT).

The logic circuits forming the microprocessor are arranged to provide amicroarchitecture that will carry out the instructions defined by thatmicroprocessor's defined Instruction Set Architecture. The InstructionSet Architecture is the part of the microprocessor architecture relatedto programming, including the native data types, instructions,registers, addressing modes, memory architecture, interrupt andexception handling, and external Input/Output. See, e.g., Wikipedia,Computer architecture,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_architecture (as of Jun. 5, 2012,21:03 GMT).

The Instruction Set Architecture includes a specification of the machinelanguage that can be used by programmers to use/control themicroprocessor. Since the machine language instructions are such thatthey may be executed directly by the microprocessor, typically theyconsist of strings of binary digits, or bits. For example, a typicalmachine language instruction might be many bits long (e.g., 32, 64, or128 bit strings are currently common). A typical machine languageinstruction might take the form “11110000101011110000111100111111” (a 32bit instruction).

It is significant here that, although the machine language instructionsare written as sequences of binary digits, in actuality those binarydigits specify physical reality. For example, if certain semiconductorsare used to make the operations of Boolean logic a physical reality, theapparently mathematical bits “1” and “0” in a machine languageinstruction actually constitute shorthand that specifies the applicationof specific voltages to specific wires. For example, in somesemiconductor technologies, the binary number “1” (e.g., logical “1”) ina machine language instruction specifies around +5 volts applied to aspecific “wire” (e.g., metallic traces on a printed circuit board) andthe binary number “0” (e.g., logical “0”) in a machine languageinstruction specifies around −5 volts applied to a specific “wire.” Inaddition to specifying voltages of the machines' configuration, suchmachine language instructions also select out and activate specificgroupings of logic gates from the millions of logic gates of the moregeneral machine. Thus, far from abstract mathematical expressions,machine language instruction programs, even though written as a stringof zeros and ones, specify many, many constructed physical machines orphysical machine states.

Machine language is typically incomprehensible by most humans (e.g., theabove example was just ONE instruction, and some personal computersexecute more than two billion instructions every second). See, e.g.,Wikipedia, Instructions per second,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructions_per_second (as of Jun. 5,2012, 21:04 GMT). Thus, programs written in machine language —which maybe tens of millions of machine language instructions long—areincomprehensible. In view of this, early assembly languages weredeveloped that used mnemonic codes to refer to machine languageinstructions, rather than using the machine language instructions'numeric values directly (e.g., for performing a multiplicationoperation, programmers coded the abbreviation “mult,” which representsthe binary number “011000” in MIPS machine code). While assemblylanguages were initially a great aid to humans controlling themicroprocessors to perform work, in time the complexity of the work thatneeded to be done by the humans outstripped the ability of humans tocontrol the microprocessors using merely assembly languages.

At this point, it was noted that the same tasks needed to be done overand over, and the machine language necessary to do those repetitivetasks was the same. In view of this, compilers were created. A compileris a device that takes a statement that is more comprehensible to ahuman than either machine or assembly language, such as “add 2+2 andoutput the result,” and translates that human understandable statementinto a complicated, tedious, and immense machine language code (e.g.,millions of 32, 64, or 128 bit length strings). Compilers thus translatehigh-level programming language into machine language.

This compiled machine language, as described above, is then used as thetechnical specification which sequentially constructs and causes theinteroperation of many different computational machines such thathumanly useful, tangible, and concrete work is done. For example, asindicated above, such machine language—the compiled version of thehigher-level language—functions as a technical specification whichselects out hardware logic gates, specifies voltage levels, voltagetransition timings, etc., such that the humanly useful work isaccomplished by the hardware.

Thus, a functional/operational technical description, when viewed by oneof skill in the art, is far from an abstract idea. Rather, such afunctional/operational technical description, when understood throughthe tools available in the art such as those just described, is insteadunderstood to be a humanly understandable representation of a hardwarespecification, the complexity and specificity of which far exceeds thecomprehension of most any one human. With this in mind, those skilled inthe art will understand that any such operational/functional technicaldescriptions—in view of the disclosures herein and the knowledge ofthose skilled in the art—may be understood as operations made intophysical reality by (a) one or more interchained physical machines, (b)interchained logic gates configured to create one or more physicalmachine(s) representative of sequential/combinatorial logic(s), (c)interchained ordered matter making up logic gates (e.g., interchainedelectronic devices (e.g., transistors), DNA, quantum devices, mechanicalswitches, optics, fluidics, pneumatics, molecules, etc.) that createphysical reality representative of logic(s), or (d) virtually anycombination of the foregoing. Indeed, any physical object which has astable, measurable, and changeable state may be used to construct amachine based on the above technical description. Charles Babbage, forexample, constructed the first computer out of wood and powered bycranking a handle.

Thus, far from being understood as an abstract idea, those skilled inthe art will recognize a functional/operational technical description asa humanly-understandable representation of one or more almostunimaginably complex and time sequenced hardware instantiations. Thefact that functional/operational technical descriptions might lendthemselves readily to high-level computing languages (or high-levelblock diagrams for that matter) that share some words, structures,phrases, etc. with natural language simply cannot be taken as anindication that such functional/operational technical descriptions areabstract ideas, or mere expressions of abstract ideas. In fact, asoutlined herein, in the technological arts this is simply not true. Whenviewed through the tools available to those of skill in the art, suchfunctional/operational technical descriptions are seen as specifyinghardware configurations of almost unimaginable complexity.

As outlined above, the reason for the use of functional/operationaltechnical descriptions is at least twofold. First, the use offunctional/operational technical descriptions allows near-infinitelycomplex machines and machine operations arising from interchainedhardware elements to be described in a manner that the human mind canprocess (e.g., by mimicking natural language and logical narrativeflow). Second, the use of functional/operational technical descriptionsassists the person of skill in the art in understanding the describedsubject matter by providing a description that is more or lessindependent of any specific vendor's piece(s) of hardware.

The use of functional/operational technical descriptions assists theperson of skill in the art in understanding the described subject mattersince, as is evident from the above discussion, one could easily,although not quickly, transcribe the technical descriptions set forth inthis document as trillions of ones and zeroes, billions of single linesof assembly-level machine code, millions of logic gates, thousands ofgate arrays, or any number of intermediate levels of abstractions.However, if any such low-level technical descriptions were to replacethe present technical description, a person of skill in the art couldencounter undue difficulty in implementing the disclosure, because sucha low-level technical description would likely add complexity without acorresponding benefit (e.g., by describing the subject matter utilizingthe conventions of one or more vendor-specific pieces of hardware).Thus, the use of functional/operational technical descriptions assiststhose of skill in the art by separating the technical descriptions fromthe conventions of any vendor-specific piece of hardware.

In view of the foregoing, the logical operations/functions set forth inthe present technical description are representative of static orsequenced specifications of various ordered-matter elements, in orderthat such specifications may be comprehensible to the human mind andadaptable to create many various hardware configurations. The logicaloperations/functions disclosed herein should be treated as such, andshould not be disparagingly characterized as abstract ideas merelybecause the specifications they represent are presented in a manner thatone of skill in the art can readily understand and apply in a mannerindependent of a specific vendor's hardware implementation.

Those having skill in the art will recognize that the state of the arthas progressed to the point where there is little distinction leftbetween hardware, software, and/or firmware implementations of aspectsof systems; the use of hardware, software, and/or firmware is generally(but not always, in that in certain contexts the choice between hardwareand software can become significant) a design choice representing costvs. efficiency tradeoffs. Those having skill in the art will appreciatethat there are various vehicles by which processes and/or systems and/orother technologies described herein can be effected (e.g., hardware,software, and/or firmware), and that the preferred vehicle will varywith the context in which the processes and/or systems and/or othertechnologies are deployed. For example, if an implementer determinesthat speed and accuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for amainly hardware and/or firmware vehicle; alternatively, if flexibilityis paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly softwareimplementation; or, yet again alternatively, the implementer may opt forsome combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware in one or moremachines, compositions of matter, and articles of manufacture, limitedto patentable subject matter under 35 USC 101. Hence, there are severalpossible vehicles by which the processes and/or devices and/or othertechnologies described herein may be effected, none of which isinherently superior to the other in that any vehicle to be utilized is achoice dependent upon the context in which the vehicle will be deployedand the specific concerns (e.g., speed, flexibility, or predictability)of the implementer, any of which may vary. Those skilled in the art willrecognize that optical aspects of implementations will typically employoptically-oriented hardware, software, and or firmware.

In some implementations described herein, logic and similarimplementations may include software or other control structures.Electronic circuitry, for example, may have one or more paths ofelectrical current constructed and arranged to implement variousfunctions as described herein. In some implementations, one or moremedia may be configured to bear a device-detectable implementation whensuch media hold or transmit device detectable instructions operable toperform as described herein. In some variants, for example,implementations may include an update or modification of existingsoftware or firmware, or of gate arrays or programmable hardware, suchas by performing a reception of or a transmission of one or moreinstructions in relation to one or more operations described herein.Alternatively or additionally, in some variants, an implementation mayinclude special-purpose hardware, software, firmware components, and/orgeneral-purpose components executing or otherwise invokingspecial-purpose components. Specifications or other implementations maybe transmitted by one or more instances of tangible transmission mediaas described herein, optionally by packet transmission or otherwise bypassing through distributed media at various times.

Alternatively or additionally, implementations may include executing aspecial-purpose instruction sequence or invoking circuitry for enabling,triggering, coordinating, requesting, or otherwise causing one or moreoccurrences of virtually any functional operations described herein. Insome variants, operational or other logical descriptions herein may beexpressed as source code and compiled or otherwise invoked as anexecutable instruction sequence. In some contexts, for example,implementations may be provided, in whole or in part, by source code,such as C++, or other code sequences. In other implementations, sourceor other code implementation, using commercially available and/ortechniques in the art, may be compiled//implemented/translated/convertedinto a high-level descriptor language (e.g., initially implementingdescribed technologies in C or C++ programming language and thereafterconverting the programming language implementation into alogic-synthesizable language implementation, a hardware descriptionlanguage implementation, a hardware design simulation implementation,and/or other such similar mode(s) of expression). For example, some orall of a logical expression (e.g., computer programming languageimplementation) may be manifested as a Verilog-type hardware description(e.g., via Hardware Description Language (HDL) and/or Very High SpeedIntegrated Circuit Hardware Descriptor Language (VHDL)) or othercircuitry model which may then be used to create a physicalimplementation having hardware (e.g., an Application Specific IntegratedCircuit). Those skilled in the art will recognize how to obtain,configure, and optimize suitable transmission or computational elements,material supplies, actuators, or other structures in light of theseteachings.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is common within the artto implement devices and/or processes and/or systems, and thereafter useengineering and/or other practices to integrate such implemented devicesand/or processes and/or systems into more comprehensive devices and/orprocesses and/or systems. That is, at least a portion of the devicesand/or processes and/or systems described herein can be integrated intoother devices and/or processes and/or systems via a reasonable amount ofexperimentation. Those having skill in the art will recognize thatexamples of such other devices and/or processes and/or systems mightinclude—as appropriate to context and application—all or part of devicesand/or processes and/or systems of (a) an air conveyance (e.g., anairplane, rocket, helicopter, etc.), (b) a ground conveyance (e.g., acar, truck, locomotive, tank, armored personnel carrier, etc.), (c) abuilding (e.g., a home, warehouse, office, etc.), (d) an appliance(e.g., a refrigerator, a washing machine, a dryer, etc.), (e) acommunications system (e.g., a networked system, a telephone system, aVoice over IP system, etc.), (f) a business entity (e.g., an InternetService Provider (ISP) entity such as Comcast Cable, Qwest, SouthwesternBell, etc.), or (g) a wired/wireless services entity (e.g., Sprint,Cingular, Nextel, etc.), etc.

In certain cases, use of a system or method may occur in a territoryeven if components are located outside the territory. For example, in adistributed computing context, use of a distributed computing system mayoccur in a territory even though parts of the system may be locatedoutside of the territory (e.g., relay, server, processor, signal-bearingmedium, transmitting computer, receiving computer, etc. located outsidethe territory).

A sale of a system or method may likewise occur in a territory even ifcomponents of the system or method are located and/or used outside theterritory. Further, implementation of at least part of a system forperforming a method in one territory does not preclude use of the systemin another territory.

In a general sense, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious embodiments described herein can be implemented, individuallyand/or collectively, by various types of electro-mechanical systemshaving a wide range of electrical components such as hardware, software,firmware, and/or virtually any combination thereof, limited topatentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101; and a wide range ofcomponents that may impart mechanical force or motion such as rigidbodies, spring or torsional bodies, hydraulics, electro-magneticallyactuated devices, and/or virtually any combination thereof.Consequently, as used herein “electro-mechanical system” includes, butis not limited to, electrical circuitry operably coupled with atransducer (e.g., an actuator, a motor, a piezoelectric crystal, a MicroElectro Mechanical System (MEMS), etc.), electrical circuitry having atleast one discrete electrical circuit, electrical circuitry having atleast one integrated circuit, electrical circuitry having at least oneapplication specific integrated circuit, electrical circuitry forming ageneral purpose computing device configured by a computer program (e.g.,a general purpose computer configured by a computer program which atleast partially carries out processes and/or devices described herein,or a microprocessor configured by a computer program which at leastpartially carries out processes and/or devices described herein),electrical circuitry forming a memory device (e.g., forms of memory(e.g., random access, flash, read only, etc.)), electrical circuitryforming a communications device (e.g., a modem, communications switch,optical-electrical equipment, etc.), and/or any non-electrical analogthereto, such as optical or other analogs (e.g., graphene basedcircuitry). Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that examplesof electro-mechanical systems include but are not limited to a varietyof consumer electronics systems, medical devices, as well as othersystems such as motorized transport systems, factory automation systems,security systems, and/or communication/computing systems. Those skilledin the art will recognize that electro-mechanical as used herein is notnecessarily limited to a system that has both electrical and mechanicalactuation except as context may dictate otherwise.

In a general sense, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious aspects described herein which can be implemented, individuallyand/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software, firmware,and/or any combination thereof can be viewed as being composed ofvarious types of “electrical circuitry.” Consequently, as used herein“electrical circuitry” includes, but is not limited to, electricalcircuitry having at least one discrete electrical circuit, electricalcircuitry having at least one integrated circuit, electrical circuitryhaving at least one application specific integrated circuit, electricalcircuitry forming a general purpose computing device configured by acomputer program (e.g., a general purpose computer configured by acomputer program which at least partially carries out processes and/ordevices described herein, or a microprocessor configured by a computerprogram which at least partially carries out processes and/or devicesdescribed herein), electrical circuitry forming a memory device (e.g.,forms of memory (e.g., random access, flash, read only, etc.)), and/orelectrical circuitry forming a communications device (e.g., a modem,communications switch, optical-electrical equipment, etc.). Those havingskill in the art will recognize that the subject matter described hereinmay be implemented in an analog or digital fashion or some combinationthereof.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into animage processing system. Those having skill in the art will recognizethat a typical image processing system generally includes one or more ofa system unit housing, a video display device, memory such as volatileor non-volatile memory, processors such as microprocessors or digitalsignal processors, computational entities such as operating systems,drivers, applications programs, one or more interaction devices (e.g., atouch pad, a touch screen, an antenna, etc.), control systems includingfeedback loops and control motors (e.g., feedback for sensing lensposition and/or velocity; control motors for moving/distorting lenses togive desired focuses). An image processing system may be implementedutilizing suitable commercially available components, such as thosetypically found in digital still systems and/or digital motion systems.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into a dataprocessing system. Those having skill in the art will recognize that adata processing system generally includes one or more of a system unithousing, a video display device, memory such as volatile or non-volatilememory, processors such as microprocessors or digital signal processors,computational entities such as operating systems, drivers, graphicaluser interfaces, and applications programs, one or more interactiondevices (e.g., a touch pad, a touch screen, an antenna, etc.), and/orcontrol systems including feedback loops and control motors (e.g.,feedback for sensing position and/or velocity; control motors for movingand/or adjusting components and/or quantities). A data processing systemmay be implemented utilizing suitable commercially available components,such as those typically found in data computing/communication and/ornetwork computing/communication systems.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into a motesystem. Those having skill in the art will recognize that a typical motesystem generally includes one or more memories such as volatile ornon-volatile memories, processors such as microprocessors or digitalsignal processors, computational entities such as operating systems,user interfaces, drivers, sensors, actuators, applications programs, oneor more interaction devices (e.g., an antenna USB ports, acoustic ports,etc.), control systems including feedback loops and control motors(e.g., feedback for sensing or estimating position and/or velocity;control motors for moving and/or adjusting components and/orquantities). A mote system may be implemented utilizing suitablecomponents, such as those found in mote computing/communication systems.Specific examples of such components entail such as Intel Corporation'sand/or Crossbow Corporation's mote components and supporting hardware,software, and/or firmware.

For the purposes of this application, “cloud” computing may beunderstood as described in the cloud computing literature. For example,cloud computing may be methods and/or systems for the delivery ofcomputational capacity and/or storage capacity as a service. The “cloud”may refer to one or more hardware and/or software components thatdeliver or assist in the delivery of computational and/or storagecapacity, including, but not limited to, one or more of a client, anapplication, a platform, an infrastructure, and/or a server The cloudmay refer to any of the hardware and/or software associated with aclient, an application, a platform, an infrastructure, and/or a server.For example, cloud and cloud computing may refer to one or more of acomputer, a processor, a storage medium, a router, a switch, a modem, avirtual machine (e.g., a virtual server), a data center, an operatingsystem, a middleware, a firmware, a hardware back-end, a softwareback-end, and/or a software application. A cloud may refer to a privatecloud, a public cloud, a hybrid cloud, and/or a community cloud. A cloudmay be a shared pool of configurable computing resources, which may bepublic, private, semi-private, distributable, scaleable, flexible,temporary, virtual, and/or physical. A cloud or cloud service may bedelivered over one or more types of network, e.g., a mobilecommunication network, and the Internet.

As used in this application, a cloud or a cloud service may include oneor more of infrastructure-as-a-service (“IaaS”), platform-as-a-service(“PaaS”), software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), and/or desktop-as-a-service(“DaaS”). As a non-exclusive example, IaaS may include, e.g., one ormore virtual server instantiations that may start, stop, access, and/orconfigure virtual servers and/or storage centers (e.g., providing one ormore processors, storage space, and/or network resources on-demand,e.g., EMC and Rackspace). PaaS may include, e.g., one or more softwareand/or development tools hosted on an infrastructure (e.g., a computingplatform and/or a solution stack from which the client can createsoftware interfaces and applications, e.g., Microsoft Azure). SaaS mayinclude, e.g., software hosted by a service provider and accessible overa network (e.g., the software for the application and/or the dataassociated with that software application may be kept on the network,e.g., Google Apps, SalesForce). DaaS may include, e.g., providingdesktop, applications, data, and/or services for the user over a network(e.g., providing a multi-application framework, the applications in theframework, the data associated with the applications, and/or servicesrelated to the applications and/or the data over the network, e.g.,Citrix). The foregoing is intended to be exemplary of the types ofsystems and/or methods referred to in this application as “cloud” or“cloud computing” and should not be considered complete or exhaustive.

One skilled in the art will recognize that the herein describedcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, objects, and the discussionaccompanying them are used as examples for the sake of conceptualclarity and that various configuration modifications are contemplated.Consequently, as used herein, the specific exemplars set forth and theaccompanying discussion are intended to be representative of their moregeneral classes. In general, use of any specific exemplar is intended tobe representative of its class, and the non-inclusion of specificcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, and objects should not be takenlimiting.

The herein described subject matter sometimes illustrates differentcomponents contained within, or connected with, different othercomponents. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures aremerely exemplary, and that in fact many other architectures may beimplemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense,any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality iseffectively “associated” such that the desired functionality isachieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve aparticular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each othersuch that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective ofarchitectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components soassociated can also be viewed as being “operably connected”, or“operably coupled,” to each other to achieve the desired functionality,and any two components capable of being so associated can also be viewedas being “operably couplable,” to each other to achieve the desiredfunctionality. Specific examples of operably couplable include but arenot limited to physically mateable and/or physically interactingcomponents, and/or wirelessly interactable, and/or wirelesslyinteracting components, and/or logically interacting, and/or logicallyinteractable components.

To the extent that formal outline headings are present in thisapplication, it is to be understood that the outline headings are forpresentation purposes, and that different types of subject matter may bediscussed throughout the application (e.g., device(s)/structure(s) maybe described under process(es)/operations heading(s) and/orprocess(es)/operations may be discussed under structure(s)/process(es)headings; and/or descriptions of single topics may span two or moretopic headings). Hence, any use of formal outline headings in thisapplication is for presentation purposes, and is not intended to be inany way limiting.

Throughout this application, examples and lists are given, withparentheses, the abbreviation “e.g.,” or both. Unless explicitlyotherwise stated, these examples and lists are merely exemplary and arenon-exhaustive. In most cases, it would be prohibitive to list everyexample and every combination. Thus, smaller, illustrative lists andexamples are used, with focus on imparting understanding of the claimterms rather than limiting the scope of such terms.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singularterms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from theplural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as isappropriate to the context and/or application. The varioussingular/plural permutations are not expressly set forth herein for sakeof clarity.

One skilled in the art will recognize that the herein describedcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, objects, and the discussionaccompanying them are used as examples for the sake of conceptualclarity and that various configuration modifications are contemplated.Consequently, as used herein, the specific exemplars set forth and theaccompanying discussion are intended to be representative of their moregeneral classes. In general, use of any specific exemplar is intended tobe representative of its class, and the non-inclusion of specificcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, and objects should not be takenlimiting.

Although one or more users maybe shown and/or described herein, e.g., inFIG. 1, and other places, as a single illustrated figure, those skilledin the art will appreciate that one or more users may be representativeof one or more human users, robotic users (e.g., computational entity),and/or substantially any combination thereof (e.g., a user may beassisted by one or more robotic agents) unless context dictatesotherwise. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, in general,the same may be said of “sender” and/or other entity-oriented terms assuch terms are used herein unless context dictates otherwise.

In some instances, one or more components may be referred to herein as“configured to,” “configured by,” “configurable to,” “operable/operativeto,” “adapted/adaptable,” “able to,” “conformable/conformed to,” etc.Those skilled in the art will recognize that such terms (e.g.“configured to”) generally encompass active-state components and/orinactive-state components and/or standby-state components, unlesscontext requires otherwise.

The Document Herein is A Legal Instrument that Recites Claims toPatentable Subject Matter Under the Patent Laws Set Forth By Congressand Authorized in the U.S. Constitution.

1. The Natural English Disclosures/Claims Herein Are to Be Construed inView of the Technology Knowledge and Expertise of One of Skill in theArt, at Least a Part of Which is Set forth Herein So that Any ReviewingAuthority Will Understand the Almost Incomprehensible Complexities ofthe Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering Technologies as Would beUnderstood by One of Skill in the Art

A “patent is a legal instrument, to be construed, like other legalinstruments . . . by the standard construction rule that a term can bedefined only in a way that comports with the instrument as a whole . . .the decision maker vested with the task of construing the patent . . .to ascertain whether an expert's proposed definition fully comports withthe specification and claims and so will preserve the patent's internalcoherence.” Markman v. Westview Instruments, 517 U.S. 370 (1996). Thatsaid, “one must bear in mind, moreover, that patents are ‘not addressedto lawyers, or even to the public generally,’ but rather to thoseskilled in the relevant art. Carnegie Steel Co. v. Cambria Iron Co., 185U. S. 403, 437 (1902) (also stating that “any description which issufficient to apprise [steel manufacturers] in the language of the artof the definite feature of the invention, and to serve as a warning toothers of what the patent claims as a monopoly, is sufficiently definiteto sustain the patent”).” Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.,134 S. Ct. 2120 (U.S. 2014). Thus, a duly-licensed attorney—furtherregistered to practice before the United States Patent and TrademarkOffice (USPTO)—drafting a complex legal instrument known as a “patent”faces a difficult balancing act. On the one hand, the drafting attorneymust keep in mind that the ultimate authority construing her claim tolegal monopolistic rights in which her client is most interested will bea member of the Federal Judiciary (e.g., a typically a licensedattorney). On the other hand, the drafting attorney must keep in mindthat the technological disclosures/distinctions which the law requiresare addressed to “those of skill in the relevant art” (e.g., persons oftechnology).

-   -   To some, such a balancing act would seem impossible, especially        in Information Age/Intelligence Amplification technologies, such        as described herein, where the way in which those skilled in the        art disclose, and the legal requirements around disclosure in        such arts, open patent owners to linguistic arguments that        disclosures/claims are made to “abstract ideas”. Fortunately, in        CLS Bank v. Alice the Court has explained how to disclose in an        effort to minimize the chance that patent owners will be        subjected to “abstract ideas” arguments:    -   Section 101 of the Patent Act defines the subject matter        eligible for patent protection. It provides: “Whoever invents or        discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or        composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement        thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions        and requirements of this title.” 35 U.S.C. §101.    -   “We have long held that this provision contains an important        implicit exception: Laws of nature, natural phenomena, and        abstract ideas are not patentable.” . . . . We have interpreted        §101 and its predecessors in light of this exception for more        than 150 years . . . .    -   We have described the concern that drives this exclusionary        principle as one of pre-emption . . . (upholding the patent        “would pre-empt use of this approach in all fields, and would        effectively grant a monopoly over an abstract idea”). Laws of        nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas are “‘“the basic        tools of scientific and technological work.”’” . . . .        “[M]onopolization of those tools through the grant of a patent        might tend to impede innovation more than it would tend to        promote it,” thereby thwarting the primary object of the patent        laws . . . ; see U.S. Const., Art. I, §8, cl. 8 (Congress “shall        have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful        Arts”). We have “repeatedly emphasized this . . . concern that        patent law not inhibit further discovery by improperly tying up        the future use of” these building blocks of human ingenuity.    -   At the same time, we tread carefully in construing this        exclusionary principle lest it swallow all of patent law . . . .        At some level, “all inventions . . . embody, use, reflect, rest        upon, or apply laws of nature, natural phenomena, or abstract        ideas.”    -   Thus, an invention is not rendered ineligible for patent simply        because it involves an abstract concept . . . .        “[A]pplication[s]” of such concepts “‘to a new and useful end,’”        we have said, remain eligible for patent protection . . . .        Accordingly, in applying the §101 exception, we must distinguish        between patents that claim the “‘buildin[g] block[s]’” of human        ingenuity and those that integrate the building blocks into        something more, . . . , thereby “transform[ing]” them into a        patent-eligible invention, . . . . The former “would risk        disproportionately tying up the use of the underlying” ideas, .        . . , and are therefore ineligible for patent protection. The        latter pose no comparable risk of pre-emption, and therefore        remain eligible for the monopoly granted under our patent laws.    -   In Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.,        . . . , we set forth a framework for distinguishing patents that        claim laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas from        those that claim patent-eligible applications of those concepts.        First, we determine whether the claims at issue are directed to        one of those patent-ineligible concepts . . . . If so, we then        ask, “[w]hat else is there in the claims before us?” . . . . To        answer that question, we consider the elements of each claim        both individually and “as an ordered combination” to determine        whether the additional elements “transform the nature of the        claim” into a patent-eligible application . . . . We have        described step two of this analysis as a search for an        “‘inventive concept’”—i.e., an element or combination of        elements that is “sufficient to ensure that the patent in        practice amounts to significantly more than a patent upon the        [ineligible concept] itself”

Alice Corp. Pty. LTD v. CLS Bank Int'l, 134 S.Ct. 2347, 2360-62 (Jun.19, 2014).) (internal citations omitted).

So, to be clear, and as expressly set forth herein no claims are made to“laws of nature, natural phenomena, or abstract ideas” and insofar asthat any argument is made that any claim/disclosure herein is to such,this document hereby provides public notice that any claims herein areto be construed as only laying claim to patentable subject matter asdefined by the patent statutes and as further modified by judge madeexceptions to same. Also, as explained herein, it is in no way concededthat any machine, process, composition, or article claims are “same insubstance” in that one of skill in the art—if consulted, and especiallyin view of the deep technological disclosures herein—would understandsuch claims to different things and associated legal rights. Theinventor(s) have gone to great lengths in this document to explain thatthe present disclosures are addressed to one(s) of skill in the art(e.g., electrical/electronic/computer/etc. engineers) who willunderstand such to teach machines/articles/compositions/processes not to“a method of organizing human activity” nor human “mental constructs”especially in light of the overt technological teachings of the presentdisclosures (and especially, any machine/process/composition/articlesstate(s) in support of the legal definiteness, written description, andenablement requirements to claims made are in no way generic, but areinstead are to very tightly claimed/engineered special purpose andunique machine/process/composition/article state(s). One reason why isthat an engineer typically can't get paid by his employer forphilosophizing, and thus it is highly likely that he would not see“methods of organizing human behavior” or “mental steps” in the presentdisclosure and claims, and the inventor(s) have gone to great length toexplain at least a part of the massive technological complexities whichwould by “understood” by an engineer viewing the text/drawings of thepresent disclosure so that any ultimately reviewing authority—evenbefore/without consulting one of skill in the art—will understand thatthe present disclosures are deeply and fundamentally complex andtechnical. Thus, any such argument as to “abstract ideas” should be seenthrough and dismissed in light of the extensive technical disclosuresand explanations herein.

However, insofar as that CLS Bank clarified, that the Court will notrequire that the trial judge consult one skilled in the art before itrules on whether the claims are drawn to patentable subject matter, outof an abundance of caution the inventors explain herein deeptechnologies as would be understood by one of skill in the art. Somemight say that a redacted version of the present disclosure/claims wouldbe understood by one of skill in the art ofelectrical/electronic/computer engineering to be drafted to describe,e.g., machines (e.g., massive configurations of special purposeelectrical circuits) and transformations (e.g., processes describing thehumanly-perceivable transformations of voltage level inputs to voltagelevel outputs). But in light of the subtleties of the technologies thedisclosing inventors have elected to overtly explain some of thetechnologies that one skilled in the art(s) will understand from thisdisclosure.

This is especially true as regard the term “information.” Insofar asthat the natural English language of the present disclosures/claims isdirected to ones of skill in the appropriate art(s) (e.g., informationage/intelligence amplification technologies), such disclosures aresubject to (i) arguments intentionally confusing/conflating“engineering-information” with “‘ordinary information’” (e.g., “abstractideas”) and/or (ii) arguments that any implications/explications of“software” in such disclosures/claims are drawn to “software per se” aka“abstract ideas” (human thinking). As briefly shown following, all ofthese arguments can be seen to be false and when the disclosures areviewed through the lens of one of skill in the art or who approximatesone of skill in the art (e.g., a Registered Patent Attorney, a PatentExaminer of the USPTO, etc.) who will understand that the disclosuresherein are directed at least in part to Information Age/IntelligenceAmplification machine/article/composition/process state(s).

2. Descriptions Herein Are Drawn toMachines/Processes/Articles/Compositions Such as Might Be Configuredand/or Operated to Produce “Engineering-Information” And NOT The HumanMeaning/Thinking (“Ordinary-Information”) Such One or MoreMachine/Process/Article/Composition States Are Expected/Hoped to Trigger

As explained herein, the term “engineering-information” may be employedas a mnemonic device to help keep straight that, unless context dictatesotherwise, the present disclosures/claims are drawn tomachines/processes/articles/compositions configured and/or operated toproduce one or more states, such one or more states forming knownsymbols of a human language (e.g., English language alphabet andnumerals—first-order-human-thought-symbol-information) and such one ormore states expected/hoped to triggersecond-order-human-thought-concept-information (e.g., desired result ofunderstood and humanly-useful currency trading concepts or otherhumanly-useful human-semantic logics (e.g., Boolean logic) which theEnglish reader who understood currency trading/other might glean fromthe electrified pixels of an LCD). That is, in general the presentdisclosures/claims are of machine/process/article/compositionconfigured/operated one or more states that constitute“engineering-information”—e.g.,human-perceivable-machine-state-differences—And NOT the humanmeaning/thinking (“ordinary-information”) such one or more states areexpected/hoped to trigger. (Human-perceivable generally includes allphenomena humanly perceivable by some technological means such asvoltmeters, current meters, electron microscopes, spectroscopy,etc.—such as machine-generated differences that humans can perceive bysome technological means.)

The present disclosures/claims, when understood in an engineeringcontext such as employed by the USPTO and hoped to be employed by anyconstruing/reviewing authority, are descriptive ofmachines/machine-states/machine-state transformations carefullyengineered to create structured DATA(machine-generated-tangible-differences),¹ said DATA structured in viewof first-order-human-thought-symbol-information (e.g., English languagewords which have concrete meaning to English-readers), and said DATAfurther structured in view ofsecond-order-human-thought-concept-information (e.g., desired result ofunderstood and humanly-useful currency trading concepts which theEnglish reader gleans from the English words of InformationAge/Intelligence Amplification disclosures). In InformationAge/Intelligence Amplification technologies DATA(machine-generated-tangible-differences) are not thinking; rather, DATA(machine-generated-tangible-differences) are structured to trigger, orcause, human thinking. Information Age/Intelligence Amplification patentdisclosures/claims are to statutory subject matters that produce DATA,not to the thinking/meaning—INFORMATION—such DATA are structured totrigger in humans. ¹ “Tangible” meaning perceivable by humans via sometechnology such as voltmeter measurements, pixel brightness differences(LCD monitor), haptic differences (cell phone on vibrate), audiodifferences (cell phone with audible ringtone), etc.

It is easy to confuse/conflate “engineering′ information” with “ordinaryinformation,” even if understanding is the goal. However, it isimportant to understand that they are radically different.

This difference may be highlighted by reference to the field ofSemiotics, which relates to the study of signs as opposed to that whichthey signify and which draws a further distinction that arises in veryprecise semiotics as well as Information Age/Intelligence Amplificationtechnologies: the distinction between the sign vehicle (one or morehumanly-perceivable machine-generated differences—DATA), the sign(first-order human thought, e.g., DATA interpreted as English languagewords by humans who understandEnglish—first-order-human-thought-symbol-information), and the signified(second-order human thought, e.g., such as would be understood from theEnglish words of business machine claims by English-readers who furtherwork in the highly complex world of international currencytrading—second-order-human-thought-concept-information). Noth, Handbookof Semiotics 79-80 (1995).

Engineers usually work with “information” as that term is used inShannon and Weaver's Mathematical Theory of Communication, traditionallyreferred to in data communications engineering as “information theory,”but better described as “data theory” outside of engineering asexplained herein. As used by engineers, “information” is neithersignifier (first-order-human-thought-symbol-information) nor signified(second-order-human-thought-concept-information). Rather, it is“something else”—what precise semiotics calls the “sign vehicle”: “Ininformation theory, the term signal corresponds to the sign vehicle ofsemiotics. This signal . . . is opposed to the sign since it is only itsphysical embodiment.” Noth, Handbook of Semiotics 79-80 (1995).

“From a semiotic point of view, Shannon & Weaver's . . . communicationsmodels do not represent signs as one of their elements. Not signs butsignals are transmitted in the process of communication. Signals areonly the energetic or material vehicles of signs, and their physicalform. In this sense, a signal is a physical event, while a sign is amental process.” Id at 174.

As explained in herein, the signals (“information”) of “informationtheory”—machine-generated differences that humans can perceive by sometechnological means—may be better understood if the term DATA is used torefer to “engineering-information.”

Information Age/Intelligence Amplification technologies are difficult tounderstand even when the goal is understanding. This confusion can beremedied by use of this chain: engineer-designed machines createstructured DATA,² where said DATA are structured to generatefirst-order-human-thought-symbol-information (e.g., English languagewords which have concrete meaning to English readers), and said DATA arefurther structured to generatesecond-order-human-thought-concept-information (e.g., result ofunderstood and humanly-useful currency trading concepts gleaned from theEnglish words).³ So, engineers CREATE MACHINES to generate DATAstructured to function as first-order English symbols AND generatesecond-order logical concepts at the same time—InformationAge/Intelligence Amplification technology such as described hereinreally is that complicated. ² Data aremachine-generated-tangible-differences, where “tangible” meansperceivable by humans via some technology such as voltmetermeasurements, pixel brightness differences (LCD monitor), hapticdifferences (cell phone on vibrate), audio difference (cell phone withaudible ringtone), etc.

As described, this complexity allows for the very real danger ofconfuting/conflating “engineering” information (as in the presentdisclosure, and such as data communications/computer/electricalengineers sometimes use the term) with “ordinary” everyday information(the way normal people use the term), and vice-versa. Yet this dichotomyis real, and can be very important in Information Age/IntelligenceAmplification technologies. However, confusion/conflation can be avoideddue largely in part to the newer vocabulary cataloged by ProfessorLuciano Floridi in his article, “Semantic Conceptions of Information”,The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2013 Edition), Edward N.Zalta (ed.).

3. Professor Luciano Floridi's Newer Formal Convention That Utilizes TheTerm DATA In Lieu Of “Engineering-Information” (E.G.,Machine-Generated-Differences-Human-Perceivable-By-Some-Means) ToClarify That In In Information Age/Intelligence AmplificationTechnologies Such DATA “Cause” INFORMATION (Concrete Meanings OrThoughts In The Mind Of The Human Perceiving The DATA) Helps Engineers,Patent Examiners, And Construing/Reviewing Authorities To Remember ThatThe Present Disclosures/Claims Are Drawn ToMachines/Processes/Articles/Compositions And NOT The Human Mind Thinking

Engineers' (e.g., computer/electronic/electrical) use of the term“information” (“engineering-information”)—e.g., consistent withShannon's Mathematical Theory of Communication (MTC)—can be veryconfusing because it is so different from the way normal people use theterm. In engineering-information, psychological/mental states areirrelevant. Engineering-information is not information in the ordinarysense of the word. “Engineering-information” has an entirely technicalmeaning: information without human meaning, such as would be transmittedover a fiber optic cable or telegraph wire. Floridi, Semantic, §2.2.“The ‘goal [of engineering information] is to . . . eliminate thepsychological factors involved’ . . . subtract human knowledge from theequation” J. Gleick, Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood 200-201(2011). “Shannon . . . declared meaning to be ‘irrelevant to theengineering problem.’” Id at 416.

But, in engineering references, the term used is typically just“information”—even though what is meant is “engineering-information”;information devoid of all human-semantic meaning such as might betransmitted over a telegraph wire. This unfortunate identity of termsfor radically different things (engineering-information versus“ordinary” information), can cause some to conclude that InformationAge/Intelligence Amplification disclosures/claims are drawn to“ordinary” information: human-semantic meaning, or human thought.

Why does this matter? Because in this way it can be argued thatInformation Age/Intelligence Amplification disclose/claim ordinary“information” or “human-semantic meaning” which matches up with “mentalsteps” which are “ . . . abstract ideas” and hence are drawn tounpatentable subject matter. (“abstract ideas—“mental steps”).

This is false. One way to see that it is false is to take note ofProfessor Floridi's convention of using the term “DATA” instead of“engineering-information” and using the term “INFORMATION” as “ordinary”information and as such term is commonly used both inside and outside ofengineering.

Floridi has created a map showing the concept of semantic information as“meaningful data.” This table/map is shown in FIG. 2-A.

Both inside and outside of engineering, it helps to keep Floridi'svocabulary and distinctions in mind so that the reader does not confusethe DATA and INFORMATION levels and thus reach the conclusion that thedisclosures/claims are drawn to INFORMATION (abstract ideas), when infact the disclosures/claims herein are drawn to machines (electroniccircuits)/machines-states (e.g., voltages of electroniccircuits)/transitions of machine-states (e.g., transformation of voltagestate levels from 0.0-0.8 to 2.0-5.0 measured volts) that create DATA(MACHINE-GENERATED-TANGIBLE-DIFFERENCES), structured to causeINFORMATION in some pre-defined group of humans (e.g., humans whounderstand English-language symbols and who further understand currencytrading concepts).

4. Exemplary Machine/Process/Article/Composition State(s) Showing HowInformation Age/Intelligence Amplification Technologies Rely OnEngineering Techniques To Activate Human Subjectivity (“‘Ordinary’Information”) Through Carefully Controlled And Engineered MachineObjectivity (“engineering-information”)

Information Age/Intelligence Amplification technologies augment/improvethe intelligence of humans (such as a human currency trader) viaengineering of electronic circuits (machines) to create DATA (plural ofDATUM). A datum is a difference that can be perceived by a human via oneof the 5 human senses (e.g., sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell).Floridi, Semantic, S 1.3; Gleick, Information p. 161.

Information Age/Intelligence Amplification technologies use conventionssuch that the DATA can “stand for” some defined human-semantic meaning(INFORMATION). For example, the following table shows how ANALOGelectronic circuit voltages and an accompanying set of conventions allowthe ANALOG electronic circuit voltages—DATA—to “stand in for,” or mimic,two-valued (e.g., DIGITAL) human-symbolic logics (e.g., Boolean logicsor equivalently natural-language-like “if then” conditional logicstatements). These techniques are fundamental, and still form the basisof Information Age/Intelligence Amplification technologies, albeit viaincreased design complexities by factors that likely number in thetrillions.

This table/map is shown in FIG. 2-B.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the table illustrated in FIG. 2-B shows that theanalog electronic circuit—paired with the convention of assigning0.0-0.8 volts to human-semantic “false” and 2.0-5.0 volts tohuman-semantic “true”—allow the voltages arising from circuit operationto “stand for” or “mimic” the human-symbolic “digital” “If-Then”conditional logic of computer programming or Boolean Truth Tables.Today's hyper-complex microprocessors/VLSICs are built using this andsimilar circuits over and over. Information Age/IntelligenceAmplification typically uses higher-level programs that assemblecombinations of the microprocessors/VLSIC instructions to mimicyet-higher-level human semantic logic (e.g., currency trading). Thus,from this single example engineers, patent examiners, and any ultimatelyconstruing reviewing authorities should understand that the presentdisclosure/claims are drawn to massively complicated circuits such asVLSIC/microprocessor and related Information Age/IntelligenceAmplification technologies.

Information Age/Intelligence Amplification patent disclosures/claims arenot of human thinking, but instead of, e.g., the machines (electricalcircuits)/machine-states (electrical circuit voltages)/machine statetransformations (transitions of voltage levels) perceivable by a human(DATA), said DATA structured to create a concrete meaning in the mind ofa human observer (INFORMATION).

Thus, one skilled in the art of electrical/electronic/computer/otherengineering will understand the present disclosures/claimswords/concepts are drawn to machines/articles/processes/compositionsthat “stand for” such words/concepts via engineering techniquesanalogous to those just described, unless context dictates otherwise.

5. Any Implications/Explications of “Software” in the PresentDisclosures/Claims—Such As Might Be Reached Through Use of SeeminglyHuman-Semantic Words, Concepts, or Logics as Set Forth Herein—are Drawnto “Software” as Such Would Be Understood by a Patent Examiner Drawingon Her Electronic/Electrical/Computer Engineering Knowledge or aReviewing Authority Assisted by Electronic/Electrical/ComputerEngineering Experts as Opposed to “Software Per Se aka “Abstract Ideas”(human thinking) Sometimes/Often Referenced by Non-Engineers

For many, many years, computer science was not an approved degreeallowing registration to practice before the USPTO due to a mistakenconsensus opinion that computer science wasnot_really_technical/technology in the way that, say, electrical ormechanical engineering is, due at least in part that higher-ordercomputer languages resemble natural language (a misunderstanding that isaddressed and laid to rest elsewhere herein). Ultimately, though, theUSPTO did extend recognition to computer science as “technical enough”to sit for the exam to be registered with the USPTO, because in a veryreal sense “computer languages” constitute rewritings and renaming ofthe machines/processes created by electrical/electronic/computerengineers, such as processors and their associated Instruction SetArchitectures-microarchitectures which computer programs utilize tocreate special purpose circuitries. In fact and over time in moderntechnology software engineering might be described as just as much anengineering discipline as, say, mechanical engineering. See, e.g., Briefof Amicus Curiae Margo Livesay, PH, D. In Support of Neither Party, lALICE v CLS Bank No. 13-298 (U.S. Jan. 28, 2014)

As the USPTO did eventually recognize—e.g., through an extended chain ofreasoning/technology, e.g., via recognition that compiler/linkerprograms/circuits through direct substitution translate the “sourcecode” of programmers to processor memory reservations and associatedmachine instructions (which are themselves ultimately specifications of,in most technologies, resistors, transistors, capacitors, inductorsetc.)—some outputs of some computer scientists could be viewed astechnological/technical in that via such translations it can be seenthat the programs actually constitute specifications of machines,machine operations, and/or machine interoperations at the rate ofmillions per second (e.g., Millions of Instructions Per Second)). Thus,computer science did ultimately become a USPTO approved degree.

Thus, the work products of some computer scientists, properly understoodwith the assistance of electrical/computer/electronic engineers whoactually understand the deeper level machines/processes that thecomputer scientists typically employ in their designs, can be viewed asimmensely complicated specifications of hardware and methods ofoperation of same. However, even though higher order computer languagesresemble human natural language and thus the work products of somecomputer scientists require translation/explication bycomputer/electronic/electrical engineers to be understood as indeedtechnical/technology, on the flip side computer programs are written formachines, not humans. Consequently, while in the early days, computerprograms were submitted in patent applications as a description of thetechnologies, it quickly became apparent that neither the highly skilledtechnologists of the USPTO, nor the engineering community itself, northe construing reviewing authorities could glean much from submission ofcomputer source code. The reason such is not very helpful to humans isthat computer source code itself is not in any sense natural humanlanguage, but is instead a code written for an intermediate level ofmachines/processes, e.g., an extremely powerful/complicated set ofmachines/processes known as compilers/linkers, which typicallysubstitute several tens of binary (e.g., composed of two symbols, suchas “1” and “0”) processor instructions for each “higher order” computerprogram instruction, and where each bit of each of the substitutedbinary instruction is translated into a voltage/current level of avendor-specific VLSIC/microprocessor to create special purpose circuits.Thus, computer program source codes, which ultimately specifies voltageand current levels which quickly number into the billions, are generallyincomprehensible to most humans, and especially busy, important, andpowerful ones like patent examiners and reviewing authorities. So, inlight of this reality and over time, the USPTO and the courts startedasking that patent attorneys disclose by describing_functions_to beperformed by data communications/computation machinery, but in naturalEnglish language, which those skilled in the art and PTO examiners andreviewing authorities—preferably with the assistance of one skilled inthe art—are to understand as disclosing technical (i.e., patentable)subject matter such as by the logic of thefollowing_highly-simplified_logic chain demonstrating how a technicalperson (e.g., computer engineer) understands a patent disclosureimplicating/explicating “software”:

(a): natural English language functional descriptions in patentapplications should be understood by one of skill in the art of computerprogramming to imply an implementation via a higher-order computerlanguage such as the C programming language;

(b) implementation of a higher-order computer language such as C shouldbe understood by one of skill in the art of engineering (e.g.,electrical/computer/electronic) as representative of reservation ofmemories (e.g., Random Access Memories, or RAMs) and associatedVLSIC/microprocessor instructions such as an engineer understands willbe produced by compiler/linker electronic logic circuits;

(c) memory reservations and machine instructions such as would beproduced by the compiler/linker electronic logic circuits should beunderstood by engineers (e.g., computer/electronic/electrical) asspecifying voltages/currents dictated by the circuits used to “stand inor” or “mimic” the human-semantic instructions of the Instruction SetArchitecture of the particular vendor-specific microprocessor in use;

(d) the “instructions” of the Instruction Set Architecture should beunderstood by engineers (e.g., electrical/electronic/computer) asturning off and on electronic circuits provided by themicro-architecture of the particular vendor-specificmicroprocessor/VLSIC in use; and

(e) thus, natural English descriptions in the present disclosure, thatmight include partially functional/operational language which mightimplicate/explicate computer programs can be understood, such as throughthis_very simplified_explanation—as technical/technology disclosures ormachine/article/composition/process state(s) such as might “stand infor” or “mimic” human-semantic words, logic, concepts, etc. via, forexample, Information Age/Intelligence Amplification engineeringtechniques.

Consequently, descriptions in the present disclosure/claims inhuman-semantic meaning or human-semantic logic form are to be understoodas disclosing hardcore electrical/electronic/computer engineeringtechnology via an application of the foregoing logic chain by oneskilled in the art(s) unless context dictates otherwise.

In particular, it should be understood that the fact that the complexityof the technologies virtually mandates such type of disclosure shouldnot in any sense be understood as giving rise to “functional claiming.”Both the USPTO and courts have long-ago found that other types ofdisclosures—such as describing computer programs in source code, orbinary code and memory reservations, or as electricalvoltages/currents/timing signals, or as electronic circuits that “standin for” or “mimic” human-semantic logic (the briefly described circuitthat approximates the human-semantic Boolean logic function describedherein)—quickly become incomprehensible by reviewing authorities,working engineers, and especially patent examiners at the USPTO. Thus,the law has developed that patent attorneys are strongly encouraged todisclose the as-described electronic circuits, voltages, currents,timings, etc. at least partially_functionally_so that such disclosuresare within the realm of human comprehension with the expectation thatthe patent examiner will use her deep technical knowledge to engage in alogic chain such as briefly described above to discern theelectronic/electrical/computer engineering technologies disclosedthereby and with the further expectation that any reviewing authoritywill consult with electrical/electronic/computer engineers to likewisereach engineering technologies which one skilled in the art would “see”in functional disclosures.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, superficial similarities between theantonyms “soft” and “hard” can be used to create a Sophistic falsedilemma (either-or choice between software (“not hardware”) andhardware)—used to construct an argument that “software” matches thedictionary definition of “abstract” and is thus indicative of “mentalsteps”—unpatentable subject matter.

As should be apparent by now, this type of sophistry is demonstrablyfalse: any implications/explications of “software” in the presentdisclosure/claims are actually indicative of engineering terms used todistinguish the design choice of using computer programs to createspecial purpose circuits from reconfigurable but slower hardware versusthe design choice of using circuit manufacturing techniques to createnon-reconfigurable (but much faster) hardware.

Non-technologists (e.g., trial attorneys) have been able to generateconfusion by the exploitation of a false choice between “hardware” and“software” (“not hardware”) which has been deftly inserted into thephrases “computer-implemented invention, “software patents,” “patents onsoftware,” etc. See Brief of Amicus Curiae IEEE USA in Support ofNeither Party, ALICE v CLS Bank No. 13-298 (US. Jan. 28, 2014). Thisdilemma is false, and the disclosures/claims should be understoodconsistent with technology.

For example, the phrase “claims to computer-implemented inventions,”“software patents,” “patents on software,” etc., see, e.g., Brief ofAmicus Curiae IEEE USA in Support of Neither Party, ALICE v CLS Bank No.13-298 (US. Jan. 28, 2014), improperly give the appearance of a “splitnature” of such claims. For example, by using “computer-implemented” asan adjective that is appended to “invention,” a “computer” (e.g., ahardware microprocessor) is made to seem like a generic or neutralcomponent of “something else” (e.g., “not hardware” (“software”)) that“is” the “invention.”

Why does this matter? Because when mischaracterized via clever use ofthe antonyms “hard” and “soft”—“software” as “not hardware”—butotherwise ill-defined, “not hardware “matches up” with a non-technologygeneral usage dictionary definition of “abstract idea”: “disassociatedfrom any specific instance . . . expressing a quality apart from anobject <the word poem is concrete, poetry is [abstract]>”). An abstractidea is one that has no reference to material objects or specificexamples—i.e., it is not concrete.”—This general usage dictionary“similarity” can be used to support Sophistic/specious arguments thatlead one to the conclusion that, as an abstract idea, “software” isunpatentable. But the hardware-software (“not hardware”) dichotomy usedto generate this “similarity” is false because it is a linguistic, andnot engineering-based, argument.

As shown herein, one skilled in the art will understand that what iscalled “software” is actually use of computer programs to create specialpurpose (unique, and not generic) circuits from reconfigurable butslower hardware, and what is called “hardware” is actually use ofcircuit manufacturing techniques to create unique and not genericnon-reconfigurable but much faster hardware.

In the absence of the false dichotomy construing/reviewing authoritiesshould understand—as electronic and computer engineers understand—thatany “software” of the present disclosure/claims is a specification ofspecial purpose—not generic—electronic circuits which areassembled/operated/logged/torn down/subsequently interconnected (e.g.,via saved fed-back states) at the rate of millions of circuits persecond (e.g., “millions of instructions per second”). That this is truecan be briefly illustrated as follows.

In operation, a higher level computer language program implementation ofthe present disclosure/claims, such as one written in the C programminglanguage, is translated (compiled) into the binary instructionsappropriate to the Instruction Set Architecture-microarchitecture of thevendor specific (e.g., Intel, NEC, AMD, etc.) microprocessor in use.

These binary instructions actually represent voltages that are appliedin parallel to the microprocessor. To understand that the“hardware”−“software” dichotomy is false, it helps to keep in mind thata microprocessor is a Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit (VLSIC) havinga collection of reconfigurable (slower) circuit components that are ableto be activated by applied voltages; in the absence of a program theVLSIC/microprocessor is inert. It also helps to keep in mind that a“computer program” consists of encoded voltage levels that turntransistors on and off in a VLSIC/microprocessor; in the absence of theappropriate type of microprocessor/VLSIC a computer program is inert.

Any digital logic design of a computer program, in order to work in thereal world, must be such that it can compile to voltages that will workwith the circuitries of a vendor-specific microprocessor that isultimately “married up” with the program. (This is even and especiallytrue when a “virtual processor” such as is used in Sun's/Oracle's JAVAtechnologies, is employed, because at some point the “virtual machineinstructions” (e.g., JAVA bytecodes) of the “virtual machine” must beput into the form dictated by the vendor-specific VLSIC/microprocessorthat underlies the “virtual machine.” Oracle's JAVA system is anabstraction layer whereby Oracle supplies the “heavy lifting” regardingthe true underlying hardware, thereby leaving JAVA “programmers” or“compiler writers” to write code without regard for capabilities of theunderlying vendor specific VLSIC/microprocessor actually in use (except,of course, when a programmer asks the virtual machine to do somethingthat the underlying real hardware just cannot do, in which case acatastrophic “JAVA spill” occurs). In some sense, this heavy lifting ofOracle/Sun is occult to rank and file computer programmers, which may begiving rise to the unjustifiable confusion about the patentable natureof data communications and computing technologies. Rest assured, ifsomething is experienced via a machine, some real hardware and/orelectricity must be doing work to manifest that experience, and thisreality needs to be kept firmly in mind).

A microprocessor/VLSIC contains millions of electronic transistors andresistors. The VLSIC/microprocessor is engineered such that itselectronic transistors can be selectively activated—just like flippingan on-off light switch in a room—to create special purpose analogelectronic circuits which can accept electrical inputs and produceelectrical output in ways that “mimic” or “stand in” for certain definedhuman-semantic logical operations. The defined human-semantic logicaloperations which a microprocessor's/VLSIC's special circuits can mimicare called “instructions.” Taken together, the defined human-semanticlogical operations and the hardware engineering of theVLSIC/microprocessor that is necessary to produce the special circuitsthat when operated within engineering parameters can mimic the definedhuman-semantic logical operations are called the Instruction SetArchitecture-microarchitecture (“ISA-microarchitecture”) of themicroprocessor/VLSIC. The ISA-microarchitecture is vendor specific, soan Atmel microcontroller's ISA-microarchitecture is different than anIntel microprocessor's ISA-microarchitecture, etc.

Activating and/or setting the inputs of the special purpose circuitswhich mimic the defined human semantic logical operations(“instructions”) of the VLSIC/microprocessor is typically done viavoltages applied in parallel to metallic traces (“bit lines”) whichconnect with metallic pins, each of which electrically connect with theVLSIC which make up the microprocessor. For example, with respect to oneAtmel microcontroller, 8 voltages are applied in parallel to activatespecific instructions of the Atmel microcontroller.

The circuits of the microprocessor/VLSIC are analog—as are allcircuits—but are engineered in view of a special convention which allowsthe analog circuits to mimic human semantic digital logic. For example,in one type of circuit implementation (“Resistor-Transistor Logic”), 0.0to +0.8 measured volts, by convention, is treated as “standing for”human-semantic logical zero, and measured +2.0 to +5.0 volts, byconvention, is treated as “standing for” human-semantic logical one. Thevoltages can thus be “treated as” (encoded as) “strings” of “binary”symbols, but electrical and computer engineers understand that suchstrings specify voltage levels that open and close transistors of theVLSIC/microprocessor to create or set the inputs of the special purposecircuits which mimic the human-semantic logic of the Instruction SetArchitecture of the microcontroller/VLSIC.

Control of the circuitry of the VLSIC/microprocessor consists of asequence of a number of encoded voltage levels—e.g., a sequence of eightparallel voltage levels for the Atmel processor. When such a sequence isconstructed to achieve a humanly useful and meaningful (concrete meaningto a human) output of circuits (tangible machines) and associatedvoltage transitions (transformations) via clever use of the specialpurpose electrical circuits-associated human semantic instructions thatmake up the Instruction Set Architecture, such an encoded sequence ofvoltage levels is denoted as a “computer program.” There is nothingabstract about a sequence of 8 voltages to be applied in parallel tometallic traces known as bit lines such as for the Atmel 8-bitprocessor. Modern microprocessors/VLSICs can execute their instructionsat the rate of millions per second. Since each instruction has anaccompanying electronic circuit that “stands for” the human-semanticlogic instruction, it follows that the computer programs are creating,using, and tearing down hardware designs (electronic circuits) from theelectronic circuit components of vendor specific microprocessors/VLSICsat the rate of millions per second.

The either-or “hardware”−“software” Sophistic dilemma is thus again seento be false.

6. As Explained Herein, Engineers, Patent Examiners, andConstruing/Reviewing Authorities Should Understand that AnyHuman-Semantic Words, Concepts, and/or Logics Herein—When Understood inTechnical Context—Disclose/Support Claiming At All Points Up and Downthe Abstraction Levels Known to Those of Skill in the Art; SuchTechnical Context Includes at Least Electrical/Electronic/DataCommunications/Computer Engineering Anywhere Up and Down the AbstractionLevels Herein Described

In the descriptions herein (e.g., which include but are not limited tothose incorporated by reference), reference is made to the text referredto as “claims” (e.g., any text entitled “Claims” as such might appear atthe end of this document which texts are incorporated by referenceherein at this position in the detailed description in their entiretiesand which those skilled in the art will thus recognize serve at leastthe purpose of at least one example of how to make and use themachine/article/process/composition described without undueexperimentation, but especially when read in context of other textherein (e.g., technical “specification includes the claims” for whatthey disclose when read for technical content as opposed to the legalrights activated the text of the claims are read/construed in light ofthe law of post-issuance claim interpretation). The illustrativeembodiments herein are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments maybe utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from thespirit or scope of the subject matter presented here.

Thus, in accordance with various embodiments, computationallyimplemented methods, systems, circuitry, articles of manufacture,ordered chains of matter, and computer program products are designed to,among other things, provide an interface for at least part of thetechnologies shown/illustrated as such would be understood by oneskilled in the art.

The text (e.g., claims/detailed description/etc.) and/or drawings hereinmay describe one or more of the instant technologies in partiallyoperational/functional language, for example as a set of operations.Such partially operational/functional description in some instancescould be understood by one skilled the art as the mapped states ofspecifically-configured “hardware” (e.g., programming creates a newmachine, because a general purpose computer in effect becomes a specialpurpose computer once it is programmed to perform particular functionspursuant to instructions of a computer program).

Importantly, although the partially operational/functional descriptionsdescribed herein are understandable by the human mind, they are notabstract ideas of the operations/functions divorced frommachine/process/article/composition state(s) used to providecomputational implementation of those operations/functions. Rather, theoperations/functions represent a specification for massively complexcomputational machines or other means. As discussed in detail below, thepartially operational/functional language should be read in its propertechnological context, i.e., as concrete specifications for physicalimplementations.

Some logical operations/functions described herein are a distillation ofmachine specifications or other physical mechanisms specified by theoperations/functions such that the otherwise inscrutable machinespecifications may be comprehensible to the human mind. The distillationalso allows one of skill in the art to adapt the partiallyoperational/functional description of the technology across manydifferent specific vendors' hardware configurations or platforms,without being limited to specific vendors' hardware configurations orplatforms.

Some of the present technical description (e.g., detaileddescription/drawings/claims, etc.) may be set forth in terms of logicaloperations/functions. As described in more detail in the followingparagraphs, these logical operations/functions are not representationsof abstract ideas, but rather representative of static or sequencedspecifications of various hardware (e.g., electronic circuit) elements.Differently stated, unless context dictates otherwise, the logicaloperations/functions should be understood by those of skill in the artto be representative of static or sequenced specifications of varioushardware (e.g., electrical circuit) elements. This is true because toolsavailable to one of skill in the art to implement technical disclosuresset forth in partially operational/functional formats—tools in the formof a high-level programming language (e.g., C, Java, Visual Basic),etc.), or tools in the form of Very high speed Hardware DescriptionLanguage (“VHDL,” which is a language that uses text to describe logiccircuits)—are generators of static or sequenced specifications ofvarious hardware configurations. This fact is sometimes obscured by theengineering term “software,” but, as shown by the following explanation,those skilled in the art understand that what is termed “software” maybe a shorthand for a massively complex interchaining/specification ofordered-matter elements. The term “ordered-matter elements” may refer tophysical components of computation, such as assemblies of electroniclogic gates, molecular computing logic constituents, quantum computingmechanisms, etc.

For example, a high-level programming language is a programming languagewith strong abstraction, e.g., multiple levels of abstraction, from thedetails of the sequential organizations, states, inputs, outputs, etc.,of the machines that a high-level programming language actuallyspecifies. See, e.g., Wikipedia, High-level programming language,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-level_programming_language. In orderto facilitate human comprehension, in many instances, high-levelprogramming languages resemble or even share symbols with naturallanguages. See, e.g., Wikipedia, Natural language,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language.

It has been Sophistically argued by non-engineers that becausehigh-level programming languages use strong abstraction (e.g., that theymay resemble or share symbols with natural languages), they aretherefore a “purely mental construct.” (e.g., that “software”—a computerprogram or computer programming—is somehow an ineffable mentalconstruct, because at a high level of abstraction, it can be conceivedand understood in the human mind). This argument has been used tocharacterize technical description in the form of functions/operationsas somehow “abstract ideas.” In fact, in technological arts (e.g., theinformation and communication technologies) this is not true.

The fact that high-level programming languages use strong abstraction tofacilitate human understanding of very complex and technicalelectronic/computer/electronic engineering subject matter as atechnology for shortening the design cycle of such complex and technicalelectronic/computer/electrical subject matters should not be taken as anindication that what is expressed is an abstract idea. In fact, thoseskilled in the art understand that just the opposite is true. If ahigh-level programming language is a tool used to implement a technicaldisclosure in the form of functions/operations, those skilled in the artwill recognize that, far from being abstract, imprecise, “fuzzy,” or“mental” in any significant semantic sense, such a tool is instead anear incomprehensibly precise sequential specification of specificcomputational machines—the parts of which are built up byactivating/selecting such parts from typically more generalcomputational machines over time (e.g., clocked time). This fact issometimes obscured by the superficial similarities between high-levelprogramming languages and natural languages. These superficialsimilarities also may cause a glossing over of the fact that high-levelprogramming language implementations ultimately perform valuable work bycreating/controlling many different computationalmachines/articles/compositions/processes to desired effect.

The many different computationalmachines/articles/compositions/processes that a high-level programminglanguage specifies are almost unimaginably complex. At base, thehardware used in the computational machines typically consists of sometype of ordered matter (e.g., traditional electronic devices (e.g.,transistors), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), quantum devices, mechanicalswitches, optics, fluidics, pneumatics, optical devices (e.g., opticalinterference devices), molecules, etc.) that are arranged to form logicgates. Logic gates are typically physical devices that may beelectrically, mechanically, chemically, or otherwise driven to changephysical state in order to create a physical reality approximation ofBoolean logic (e.g., the herein-described RTL electronic circuits andassociated conventions which electrical engineers use to approximate thehuman-semantic Boolean AND function).

Logic gates may be arranged to form logic circuits, which are typicallyphysical devices that may be electrically, mechanically, chemically, orotherwise driven to create a physical reality approximation of certainlogical functions. Types of logic circuits include such devices asmultiplexers, registers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), computer memory,etc., each type of which may be combined to form yet other types ofphysical devices, such as a central processing unit (CPU)—the best knownof which is the microprocessor. A modern microprocessor may oftencontain more than one hundred million logic gates in its many logiccircuits (and often more than a billion transistors).

The logic circuits forming the microprocessor are arranged to provide amicroarchitecture that will carry out the instructions defined by thatmicroprocessor's defined Instruction Set Architecture. The InstructionSet Architecture is the part of the microprocessor architecture which asdescribed herein engineers use to “stand in for” or “mimics,”human-semantic meanings/logic including native data types, instructions,registers, addressing modes, memory architecture, interrupt andexception handling, and external Input/Output.

The Instruction Set Architecture includes a specification of the machinelanguage that can be used by programmers to use/control themicroprocessor. Since the machine language instructions are such thatthey may be executed directly by the microprocessor, typically theyconsist of strings of binary digits, or bits. For example, a typicalmachine language instruction might be many bits long (e.g., 32, 64, or128 bit strings are currently common). A typical machine languageinstruction might take the form “11110000101011110000111100111111” (a 32bit instruction).

It is significant here that, although the machine language instructionsare written as sequences of binary digits, in actuality those binarydigits specify physical reality. For example, if certain semiconductorsare used to make the operations of Boolean logic a physical reality, theapparently mathematical bits “1” and “0” in a machine languageinstruction actually constitute shorthand that specifies the applicationof specific voltages to specific wires. For example, in somesemiconductor technologies, the binary number “1” (e.g., logical “1”) ina machine language instruction specifies around +5 volts applied to aspecific “wire” (e.g., metallic traces on a printed circuit board) andthe binary number “0” (e.g., logical “0”) in a machine languageinstruction specifies around −5 volts applied to a specific “wire.” Inaddition to specifying voltages of the machines' configuration, suchmachine language instructions also select out and activate specificcircuits which approximate groupings of logic gates from the millions oflogic gate circuits of the more general machine. Thus, far from abstractmathematical expressions, machine language instruction programs, eventhough “coded” as a string of zeroes and ones, specify many, manyconstructed physical machines or physical machine states.

Machine language is typically incomprehensible by most humans (e.g., theabove example was just ONE instruction, and some personal computersexecute more than two billion instructions every second). See, e.g.,Wikipedia, Instructions per second,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructions_per_second. Thus, programswritten in machine language —which may be tens of millions of machinelanguage instructions long—are incomprehensible to some humans. In viewof this, early assembly languages were developed that used mnemoniccodes to refer to machine language instructions, rather than using themachine language instructions' numeric values directly (e.g., forperforming a multiplication operation, programmers coded theabbreviation “mult,” which represents the binary number “011000” in MIPSmachine code). While assembly languages were initially a great aid tohumans controlling the microprocessors to perform work, in time thecomplexity of the work that needed to be done by the humans outstrippedthe ability of humans to control the microprocessors using merelyassembly languages.

At this point, it was noted that the same tasks needed to be done overand over, and the machine language necessary to do those repetitivetasks was the same. In view of this, compilers were created. A compileris a device that takes a statement that is more comprehensible to ahuman than either machine or assembly language, such as “add 2+2 andoutput the result,” and translates that human understandable statementinto a complicated, tedious, and immense machine language code (e.g.,millions of 32, 64, or 128 bit length strings). Compilers thus, amongother things, translate high-level programming language into machinelanguage.

This compiled machine language, as described above, is then used as thetechnical specification which sequentially constructs and causes theinteroperation of many different computational machines such thathumanly useful, tangible, and concrete work is done. For example, asindicated above, such machine language—the compiled version of thehigher-level language—functions as a technical specification whichselects out hardware logic gates, specifies voltage levels, voltagetransition timings, etc., such that the humanly useful work isaccomplished by the hardware.

Thus, a partially functional/operational technical description, whenviewed by one of skill in the art, is far from an abstract idea. Rather,such a partially functional/operational technical description, whenunderstood through the tools available in the art such as describedherein and elsewhere, is instead understood to be a humanlyunderstandable representation of a hardware specification, thecomplexity and specificity of which far exceeds the comprehension ofmost any one human. With this in mind, those skilled in the art willunderstand that any such partially operational/functional technicaldescriptions—in view of the disclosures herein and the knowledge ofthose skilled in the art—may be understood as operations made intophysical reality by (a) one or more interchained physical machines, (b)interchained logic gates configured to create one or more physicalmachine(s) representative of sequential/combinatorial logic(s), (c)interchained ordered matter making up logic gates (e.g., interchainedelectronic devices (e.g., transistors), DNA, quantum devices, mechanicalswitches, optics, fluidics, pneumatics, molecules, etc.) that createphysical reality representative of logic(s), or (d) virtually anycombination of the foregoing. Indeed, almost any physical object whichhas a stable, measurable, and changeable state may be used to constructa machine based on the above technical description. Charles Babbage, forexample, constructed the first computer out of wood and powered bycranking a handle.

Thus, far from being understood as an abstract idea, those skilled inthe art will recognize a partially functional/operational technicaldescription as a humanly-understandable representation of one or morealmost unimaginably complex and time sequenced hardware instantiations.The fact that partially functional/operational technical descriptionsmight lend themselves readily to high-level computing languages (orhigh-level block diagrams for that matter) that share some words,structures, phrases, etc. with natural language simply cannot be takenas an indication that such partially functional/operational technicaldescriptions are abstract ideas, or mere expressions of abstract ideas.In fact, as outlined herein, in the technological arts this is simplynot true. When viewed through the tools available to those of skill inthe art, such partially functional/operational technical descriptionsare seen as specifying hardware configurations/operations of almostunimaginable complexity.

As outlined above, the reason for the use of partiallyfunctional/operational technical descriptions is at least twofold.First, the use of partially functional/operational technicaldescriptions allows near-infinitely complex machines and machineoperations arising from interchained hardware elements to be describedin a manner that the human mind can process (e.g., by mimicking naturallanguage and logical narrative flow). Second, the use of partiallyfunctional/operational technical descriptions assists the person ofskill in the art in understanding the described subject matter byproviding a description that is more or less independent of any specificvendor's piece(s) of hardware.

The use of partially functional/operational technical descriptionsassists the person of skill in the art in understanding the describedsubject matter since, as is evident from the above discussion, one couldeasily, although not quickly, transcribe the technical descriptions setforth in this document as trillions of ones and zeroes, billions ofsingle lines of assembly-level machine code, millions of logic gates,thousands of gate arrays, or any number of intermediate levels ofabstractions. However, if any such low-level technical descriptions wereto replace the present technical description, a person of skill in theart could encounter undue difficulty in implementing the disclosure,because such a low-level technical description could likely addcomplexity without a corresponding benefit (e.g., by describing thesubject matter utilizing the conventions of one or more vendor-specificpieces of hardware). Thus, the use of partially functional/operationaltechnical descriptions may assist those of skill in the art byseparating the technical descriptions from the conventions of anyvendor-specific piece of hardware.

In view of the foregoing, the logical operations/functions set forth inthe present technical description are representative of static orsequenced specifications of various ordered-matter elements, in orderthat such specifications may be comprehensible to the human mind andadaptable to create many various hardware configurations. The logicaloperations/functions disclosed herein should be treated as such, andshould not be disparagingly characterized as abstract ideas merelybecause the specifications they represent are presented in a manner thatone of skill in the art can readily understand and apply in a mannerrelatively independent of a specific vendor's hardware implementation.

The words and illustrations in this patent disclosure, in the main, arenot primarily words and illustrations to be read and understood only byhumans, but rather and more importantly are set forth primarily asmodels, forms, and/or functions teaching engineers to emulate/manifestsuch models and forms via automata such as electronic/photonic/magneticetc. circuitries, processes, other related automata, etc. That is, suchwords and illustrations are generally not primarily set forth to be reador understood, but as exemplars for one skilled in the arts to manifestthrough properly configured machine/process/article/composition state orstates.

Specifically, in some instances in this disclosure human-semantic logicsare set forth as forms or templates to guide those skilled in the artsin constructing machine/process/article/composition state or states toapproximate such logics (e.g. such as via electronic engineeringtechniques briefly described in relation to approximating the Boolean‘AND’ function as illustrated and described herein). In other instancesin this disclosure human-semantic words or illustrations are set forthas forms or templates to guide those skilled in the arts in constructingmachine/process/article/compositions state or states to present suchforms or templates via machines/articles/compositions/processes arrangedsuch that a human would perceive some analog of such human-semanticwords or illustrations.

7. As Explained Herein, Engineers, Patent Examiners, andConstruing/Reviewing Authorities Should Understand that AnyHuman-Semantic Words, Concepts, and/or Logics Herein—When Understood inTechnical Context—Disclose/Support Claiming At All Points Up and Downthe Abstraction Levels Known to Those of Skill in the Art; SuchTechnical Context Includes at Least Electrical/Electronic/DataCommunications/Computer Engineering Anywhere Up and Down the AbstractionLevels Herein Described

The words and illustrations in this patent disclosure, in the main, arenot primarily words and illustrations to be read and understood only byhumans, but rather and more importantly are set forth primarily asmodels, forms, and/or functions teaching engineers to emulate/manifestsuch models and forms via automata such as electronic/photonic/magneticetc. circuitries, processes, other related automata, etc. That is, suchwords and illustrations are generally not primarily set forth to be reador understood by the general reader, but as exemplars for one skilled inthe arts to manifest through properly configuredmachine/process/article/composition state or states.

Specifically, in some instances in this disclosure human-semantic logicsare set forth as forms or templates to guide those skilled in the artsin constructing machine/process/article/composition state or states toapproximate such logics (e.g. such as via electronic engineeringtechniques briefly described in relation to approximating the Boolean‘AND’ function as illustrated and described herein). In other instancesin this disclosure human-semantic words or illustrations are set forthas forms or templates to guide those skilled in the arts in constructingmachine/process/article/compositions state or states to present suchforms or templates via machines/articles/compositions/processes arrangedsuch that a human would perceive some analog of such human-semanticwords or illustrations.

For sake of brevity, the disclosure herein may be in the form ofnouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs/other parts of speech/etc. that discussone or more humanly useful (e.g., economic, informative, assistive,etc.) concepts, but it is to be understood that the present disclosureis directed to one of skill in the art of at leastelectrical/electronic/data communications/computer engineering, as wellas other technical disciplines appropriate to context. Accordingly, suchnouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs/other parts of speech/etc. will generallybe understood to disclose automata composed in whole or in part of oneor more machines/processes/articles/compositions engineered to generateone or more human-perceivable state (e.g., machine-state) differences inview of at least a language (e.g., Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, English,etc.) and at least one higher order concept (e.g., a computerapplication concept/a search concept/a social networking concept/etc. assuch might be understood by Spanish readers, Chinese readers, Japanesereaders, English readers, etc.). Thus, the present disclosure,irrespective of shorthand, is to be read as disclosing states/statedifferences/state transitions of one or moremachines/processes/articles/compositions which can generally beperceived at least in part by humans via some means (e.g., viavoltmeters, reflectometers, current meters, imaging, pixel brightnesses,sound variations, haptic variations, etc.).

Those having skill in the art will recognize that the state of the arthas progressed to the point where there is little distinction leftbetween hardware, software (e.g., a high-level computer program servingas a hardware specification), and/or firmware implementations of aspectsof systems; the use of hardware, software, and/or firmware is generally(but not always, in that in certain contexts the choice between hardwareand software can become significant) a design choice representing costvs. efficiency tradeoffs. Those having skill in the art will appreciatethat there are various vehicles by which processes and/or systems and/orother technologies described herein can be effected (e.g., hardware,software (e.g., a high-level computer program serving as a hardwarespecification), and/or firmware), and that the preferred vehicle willvary with the context in which the processes and/or systems and/or othertechnologies are deployed. For example, if an implementer determinesthat speed and accuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for amainly hardware and/or firmware vehicle; alternatively, if flexibilityis paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly software (e.g., ahigh-level computer program serving as a hardware specification)implementation; or, yet again alternatively, the implementer may opt forsome combination of hardware, software (e.g., a high-level computerprogram serving as a hardware specification), and/or firmware in one ormore machines, compositions of matter, and articles of manufacture,limited to patentable subject matter under 35 USC 101. Hence, there areseveral possible vehicles by which the processes and/or devices and/orother technologies described herein may be effected, none of which isinherently superior to the other in that any vehicle to be utilized is achoice dependent upon the context in which the vehicle will be deployedand the specific concerns (e.g., speed, flexibility, or predictability)of the implementer, any of which may vary. Those skilled in the art willrecognize that optical aspects of implementations will typically employoptically-oriented hardware, software (e.g., a high-level computerprogram serving as a hardware specification), and or firmware.

In some implementations described herein, logic and similarimplementations may include computer programs or other controlstructures. Electronic circuitry, for example, may have one or morepaths of electrical current constructed and arranged to implementvarious functions as described herein. In some implementations, one ormore media may be configured to bear a device-detectable implementationwhen such media hold or transmit device detectable instructions operableto perform as described herein. In some variants, for example,implementations may include an update or modification of existingsoftware (e.g., a high-level computer program serving as a hardwarespecification) or firmware, or of gate arrays or programmable hardware,such as by performing a reception of or a transmission of one or moreinstructions in relation to one or more operations described herein.Alternatively or additionally, in some variants, an implementation mayinclude special-purpose hardware, software (e.g., a high-level computerprogram serving as a hardware specification), firmware components,and/or general-purpose components executing or otherwise invokingspecial-purpose components. Specifications or other implementations maybe transmitted by one or more instances of tangible transmission mediaas described herein, optionally by packet transmission or otherwise bypassing through distributed media at various times.

Alternatively or additionally, implementations may include executing aspecial-purpose instruction sequence or invoking circuitry for enabling,triggering, coordinating, requesting, or otherwise causing one or moreoccurrences of virtually any functional operation described herein. Insome variants, operational or other logical descriptions herein may beexpressed as source code and compiled or otherwise invoked as anexecutable instruction sequence. In some contexts, for example,implementations may be provided, in whole or in part, by source code,such as C++, or other code sequences. In other implementations, sourceor other code implementation, using commercially available and/ortechniques in the art, may be compiled//implemented/translated/convertedinto a high-level descriptor language (e.g., initially implementingdescribed technologies in C or C++ programming language and thereafterconverting the programming language implementation into alogic-synthesizable language implementation, a hardware descriptionlanguage implementation, a hardware design simulation implementation,and/or other such similar mode(s) of expression). For example, some orall of a logical expression (e.g., computer programming languageimplementation) may be manifested as a Verilog-type hardware description(e.g., via Hardware Description Language (HDL) and/or Very High SpeedIntegrated Circuit Hardware Descriptor Language (VHDL)) or othercircuitry model which may then be used to create a physicalimplementation having hardware (e.g., an Application Specific IntegratedCircuit). Those skilled in the art will recognize how to obtain,configure, and optimize suitable transmission or computational elements,material supplies, actuators, or other structures in light of theseteachings.

The term module, as used in the foregoing/following disclosure, mayrefer to a collection of one or more components that are arranged in aparticular manner, or a collection of one or more general-purposecomponents that may be configured to operate in a particular manner atone or more particular points in time, and/or also configured to operatein one or more further manners at one or more further times. Forexample, the same hardware, or same portions of hardware, may beconfigured/reconfigured in sequential/parallel time(s) as a first typeof module (e.g., at a first time), as a second type of module (e.g., ata second time, which may in some instances coincide with, overlap, orfollow a first time), and/or as a third type of module (e.g., at a thirdtime which may, in some instances, coincide with, overlap, or follow afirst time and/or a second time), etc. Reconfigurable and/orcontrollable components (e.g., general purpose processors, digitalsignal processors, field programmable gate arrays, etc.) are capable ofbeing configured as a first module that has a first purpose, then asecond module that has a second purpose and then, a third module thathas a third purpose, and so on. The transition of a reconfigurableand/or controllable component may occur in as little as a fewnanoseconds, or may occur over a period of minutes, hours, or days.

In some such examples, at the time the component is configured to carryout the second purpose, the component may no longer be capable ofcarrying out that first purpose until it is reconfigured. A componentmay switch between configurations as different modules in as little as afew nanoseconds. A component may reconfigure on-the-fly, e.g., thereconfiguration of a component from a first module into a second modulemay occur just as the second module is needed. A component mayreconfigure in stages, e.g., portions of a first module that are nolonger needed may reconfigure into the second module even before thefirst module has finished its operation. Such reconfigurations may occurautomatically, or may occur through prompting by an external source,whether that source is another component, an instruction, a signal, acondition, an external stimulus, or similar.

For example, a central processing unit of a personal computer may, atvarious times, operate as a module for displaying graphics on a screen,a module for writing data to a storage medium, a module for receivinguser input, and a module for multiplying two large prime numbers, byconfiguring its logical gates in accordance with its instructions. Suchreconfiguration may be invisible to the naked eye, and in someembodiments may include activation, deactivation, and/or re-routing ofvarious portions of the component, e.g., switches, logic gates, inputs,and/or outputs. Thus, in the examples found in the foregoing/followingdisclosure, if an example includes or recites multiple modules, theexample includes the possibility that the same hardware may implementmore than one of the recited modules, either contemporaneously or atdiscrete times or timings. The implementation of multiple modules,whether using more components, fewer components, or the same number ofcomponents as the number of modules, is merely an implementation choiceand does not generally affect the operation of the modules themselves.Accordingly, it should be understood that any recitation of multiplediscrete modules in this disclosure includes implementations of thosemodules as any number of underlying components, including, but notlimited to, a single component that reconfigures itself over time tocarry out the functions of multiple modules, and/or multiple componentsthat similarly reconfigure, and/or special purpose reconfigurablecomponents.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is common within the artto implement devices and/or processes and/or systems, and thereafter useengineering and/or other practices to integrate such implemented devicesand/or processes and/or systems into more comprehensive devices and/orprocesses and/or systems. That is, at least a portion of the devicesand/or processes and/or systems described herein can be integrated intoother devices and/or processes and/or systems via a reasonable amount ofexperimentation. Those having skill in the art will recognize thatexamples of such other devices and/or processes and/or systems mightinclude—as appropriate to context and application—all or part of devicesand/or processes and/or systems of (a) an air conveyance (e.g., anairplane, rocket, helicopter, etc.), (b) a ground conveyance (e.g., acar, truck, locomotive, tank, armored personnel carrier, etc.), (c) abuilding (e.g., a home, warehouse, office, etc.), (d) an appliance(e.g., a refrigerator, a washing machine, a dryer, etc.), (e) acommunications system (e.g., a networked system, a telephone system, aVoice over IP system, etc.), (f) a business entity (e.g., an InternetService Provider (ISP) entity such as Comcast Cable, Qwest, SouthwesternBell, etc.), or (g) a wired/wireless services entity (e.g., Sprint,Cingular, Nextel, etc.), etc.

In certain cases, use of a system or method may occur in a territoryeven if components are located outside the territory. For example, in adistributed computing context, use of a distributed computing system mayoccur in a territory even though parts of the system may be locatedoutside of the territory (e.g., relay, server, processor, signal-bearingmedium, transmitting computer, receiving computer, etc. located outsidethe territory).

A sale of a system or method may likewise occur in a territory even ifcomponents of the system or method are located and/or used outside theterritory. Further, implementation of at least part of a system forperforming a method in one territory does not preclude use of the systemin another territory

In a general sense, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious embodiments described herein can be implemented, individuallyand/or collectively, by various types of electro-mechanical systemshaving a wide range of electrical components such as hardware, software,firmware, and/or virtually any combination thereof, limited topatentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101; and a wide range ofcomponents that may impart mechanical force or motion such as rigidbodies, spring or torsional bodies, hydraulics, electro-magneticallyactuated devices, and/or virtually any combination thereof.Consequently, as used herein “electro-mechanical system” includes, butis not limited to, electrical circuitry operably coupled with atransducer (e.g., an actuator, a motor, a piezoelectric crystal, a MicroElectro Mechanical System (MEMS), etc.), electrical circuitry having atleast one discrete electrical circuit, electrical circuitry having atleast one integrated circuit, electrical circuitry having at least oneapplication specific integrated circuit, electrical circuitry forming ageneral purpose computing device configured by a computer program (e.g.,a general purpose computer configured by a computer program which atleast partially carries out processes and/or devices described herein,or a microprocessor configured by a computer program which at leastpartially carries out processes and/or devices described herein),electrical circuitry forming a memory device (e.g., forms of memory(e.g., random access, flash, read only, etc.)), electrical circuitryforming a communications device (e.g., a modem, communications switch,optical-electrical equipment, etc.), and/or any non-electrical analogthereto, such as optical or other analogs (e.g., graphene basedcircuitry). Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that examplesof electro-mechanical systems include but are not limited to a varietyof consumer electronics systems, medical devices, as well as othersystems such as motorized transport systems, factory automation systems,security systems, and/or communication/computing systems. Those skilledin the art will recognize that electro-mechanical as used herein is notnecessarily limited to a system that has both electrical and mechanicalactuation except as context may dictate otherwise.

In a general sense, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious aspects described herein which can be implemented, individuallyand/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software, firmware,and/or any combination thereof can be viewed as being composed ofvarious types of “electrical circuitry.” Consequently, as used herein“electrical circuitry” includes, but is not limited to, electricalcircuitry having at least one discrete electrical circuit, electricalcircuitry having at least one integrated circuit, electrical circuitryhaving at least one application specific integrated circuit, electricalcircuitry forming a general purpose computing device configured by acomputer program (e.g., a general purpose computer configured by acomputer program which at least partially carries out processes and/ordevices described herein, or a microprocessor configured by a computerprogram which at least partially carries out processes and/or devicesdescribed herein), electrical circuitry forming a memory device (e.g.,forms of memory (e.g., random access, flash, read only, etc.)), and/orelectrical circuitry forming a communications device (e.g., a modem,communications switch, optical-electrical equipment, etc.). Those havingskill in the art will recognize that the subject matter described hereinmay be implemented in an analog or digital fashion or some combinationthereof.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into animage processing system. Those having skill in the art will recognizethat a typical image processing system generally includes one or more ofa system unit housing, a video display device, memory such as volatileor non-volatile memory, processors such as microprocessors or digitalsignal processors, computational entities such as operating systems,drivers, applications programs, one or more interaction devices (e.g., atouch pad, a touch screen, an antenna, etc.), control systems includingfeedback loops and control motors (e.g., feedback for sensing lensposition and/or velocity; control motors for moving/distorting lenses togive desired focuses). An image processing system may be implementedutilizing suitable commercially available components, such as thosetypically found in digital still systems and/or digital motion systems.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into a dataprocessing system. Those having skill in the art will recognize that adata processing system generally includes one or more of a system unithousing, a video display device, memory such as volatile or non-volatilememory, processors such as microprocessors or digital signal processors,computational entities such as operating systems, drivers, graphicaluser interfaces, and applications programs, one or more interactiondevices (e.g., a touch pad, a touch screen, an antenna, etc.), and/orcontrol systems including feedback loops and control motors (e.g.,feedback for sensing position and/or velocity; control motors for movingand/or adjusting components and/or quantities). A data processing systemmay be implemented utilizing suitable commercially available components,such as those typically found in data computing/communication and/ornetwork computing/communication systems.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that at least a portion of thedevices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into a motesystem. Those having skill in the art will recognize that a typical motesystem generally includes one or more memories such as volatile ornon-volatile memories, processors such as microprocessors or digitalsignal processors, computational entities such as operating systems,user interfaces, drivers, sensors, actuators, applications programs, oneor more interaction devices (e.g., an antenna USB ports, acoustic ports,etc. . . . ), control systems including feedback loops and controlmotors (e.g., feedback for sensing or estimating position and/orvelocity; control motors for moving and/or adjusting components and/orquantities). A mote system may be implemented utilizing suitablecomponents, such as those found in mote computing/communication systems.Specific examples of such components entail such as Intel Corporation'sand/or Crossbow Corporation's mote components and supporting hardware,software, and/or firmware.

For the purposes of this application, “cloud” computing may beunderstood as described in the cloud computing literature. For example,cloud computing may be methods and/or systems for the delivery ofcomputational capacity and/or storage capacity as a service. The “cloud”may refer to one or more hardware and/or software components thatdeliver or assist in the delivery of computational and/or storagecapacity, including, but not limited to, one or more of a client, anapplication, a platform, an infrastructure, and/or a server The cloudmay refer to any of the hardware and/or software associated with aclient, an application, a platform, an infrastructure, and/or a server.For example, cloud and cloud computing may refer to one or more of acomputer, a processor, a storage medium, a router, a switch, a modem, avirtual machine (e.g., a virtual server), a data center, an operatingsystem, a middleware, a firmware, a hardware back-end, a softwareback-end, and/or a software application. A cloud may refer to a privatecloud, a public cloud, a hybrid cloud, and/or a community cloud. A cloudmay be a shared pool of configurable computing resources, which may bepublic, private, semi-private, distributable, scaleable, flexible,temporary, virtual, and/or physical. A cloud or cloud service may bedelivered over one or more types of network, e.g., a mobilecommunication network, and the Internet.

As used in this application, a cloud or a cloud service may include oneor more of infrastructure-as-a-service (“IaaS”), platform-as-a-service(“PaaS”), software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), and/or desktop-as-a-service(“DaaS”). As a non-exclusive example, IaaS may include, e.g., one ormore virtual server instantiations that may start, stop, access, and/orconfigure virtual servers and/or storage centers (e.g., providing one ormore processors, storage space, and/or network resources on-demand,e.g., EMC and Rackspace). PaaS may include, e.g., one or more softwareand/or development tools hosted on an infrastructure (e.g., a computingplatform and/or a solution stack from which the client can createsoftware interfaces and applications, e.g., Microsoft Azure). SaaS mayinclude, e.g., software hosted by a service provider and accessible overa network (e.g., the software for the application and/or the dataassociated with that software application may be kept on the network,e.g., Google Apps, SalesForce). DaaS may include, e.g., providingdesktop, applications, data, and/or services for the user over a network(e.g., providing a multi-application framework, the applications in theframework, the data associated with the applications, and/or servicesrelated to the applications and/or the data over the network, e.g.,Citrix). The foregoing is intended to be exemplary of the types ofsystems and/or methods referred to in this application as “cloud” or“cloud computing” and should not be considered complete or exhaustive.

One skilled in the art will recognize that the herein describedcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, objects, and the discussionaccompanying them are used as examples for the sake of conceptualclarity and that various configuration modifications are contemplated.Consequently, as used herein, the specific exemplars set forth and theaccompanying discussion are intended to be representative of their moregeneral classes. In general, use of any specific exemplar is intended tobe representative of its class, and the non-inclusion of specificcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, and objects should not be takenlimiting.

The herein described subject matter sometimes illustrates differentcomponents contained within, or connected with, different othercomponents. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures aremerely exemplary, and that in fact many other architectures may beimplemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense,any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality iseffectively “associated” such that the desired functionality isachieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve aparticular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each othersuch that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective ofarchitectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components soassociated can also be viewed as being “operably connected”, or“operably coupled,” to each other to achieve the desired functionality,and any two components capable of being so associated can also be viewedas being “operably couplable,” to each other to achieve the desiredfunctionality. Specific examples of operably couplable include but arenot limited to physically mateable and/or physically interactingcomponents, and/or wirelessly interactable, and/or wirelesslyinteracting components, and/or logically interacting, and/or logicallyinteractable components.

To the extent that formal outline headings are present in thisapplication, it is to be understood that the outline headings are forpresentation purposes, and that different types of subject matter may bediscussed throughout the application (e.g., device(s)/structure(s) maybe described under process(es)/operations heading(s) and/orprocess(es)/operations may be discussed under structure(s)/process(es)headings; and/or descriptions of single topics may span two or moretopic headings). Hence, any use of formal outline headings in thisapplication is for presentation purposes, and is not intended to be inany way limiting.

Throughout this application, examples and lists are given, withparentheses, the abbreviation “e.g.,” or both. Unless explicitlyotherwise stated, these examples and lists are merely exemplary and arenon-exhaustive. In most cases, it would be prohibitive to list everyexample and every combination. Thus, smaller, illustrative lists andexamples are used, with focus on imparting understanding of the claimterms rather than limiting the scope of such terms.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singularterms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from theplural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as isappropriate to the context and/or application. The varioussingular/plural permutations are not expressly set forth herein for sakeof clarity.

One skilled in the art will recognize that the herein describedcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, objects, and the discussionaccompanying them are used as examples for the sake of conceptualclarity and that various configuration modifications are contemplated.Consequently, as used herein, the specific exemplars set forth and theaccompanying discussion are intended to be representative of their moregeneral classes. In general, use of any specific exemplar is intended tobe representative of its class, and the non-inclusion of specificcomponents (e.g., operations), devices, and objects should not be takenlimiting.

Although one or more users maybe shown and/or described herein, e.g., inFIG. 1, and other places, as a single illustrated figure, those skilledin the art will appreciate that one or more users may be representativeof one or more human users, robotic users (e.g., computational entity),and/or substantially any combination thereof (e.g., a user may beassisted by one or more robotic agents) unless context dictatesotherwise. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, in general,the same may be said of “sender” and/or other entity-oriented terms assuch terms are used herein unless context dictates otherwise.

In some instances, one or more components may be referred to herein as“configured to,” “configured by,” “configurable to,” “operable/operativeto,” “adapted/adaptable,” “able to,” “conformable/conformed to,” etc.Those skilled in the art will recognize that such terms (e.g.“configured to”) generally encompass active-state components and/orinactive-state components and/or standby-state components, unlesscontext requires otherwise.

FIG. 1—System Overview

Referring now to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 shows various implementations of theoverall system. At a high level, FIG. 1 shows various implementations ofan attributed digital currency system, in all of its parts. The boxes ofFIG. 1 are not labeled as “modules” or “circuits” or “steps” because oneof skill in the art would understand that the differences are matters ofconventional implementation. There exist automated tools, for example,VHDL interpreters, for example, Xilinx Vivado (described simply at http[colon-slash-slash] www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html).Accordingly, the blocks of FIG. 1 will be herein interchangeablyreferred to as “panticles,” or “all [pan] articles,” and it will beunderstood to one of skill in the art that these panticles could beimplemented as method steps (e.g., and then converted to FPGAs or ASICsas described above) or as circuit/modules of one or more processors.Nothing in this paragraph should be interpreted as limiting animplementation of various embodiments.

In an embodiment, a philanthropist/user, e.g., user 3005, may bereferred to herein for illustrative purposes, interchangeably, as“Charity User.” User 3005 may be connected with an individual charitableorganization 3015. It is noted here that, although the words “charitableorganization” may appear throughout the specification and disclosure, itis not necessary for the organization in question to be a charitableorganization. Although charitable organizations may benefitsubstantially by the arrangement here, there is no technologicallimitation for non-charitable organizations that wish to keep theirfunds in an attributable manner. The “charitable organization” here isused as an exemplary implementation and should not be construed asplacing any limitations on the entity using or benefitting from thesystem. There exist embodiments in which the Daybreak architecture 3100and the other entities shown in FIG. 1 are used for commercial purposes,or a mix of charitable and/or commercial purposes.

In various embodiments, the individual charitable organization 3015 maybe omitted completely. For example, the user/philanthropist may wish touse personal funds that are not tied to an organization. In such animplementation, the user 3005 may communicate directly with their localbank (described in more detail herein) and create thecomputationally-attributable account on their own.

Referring now to FIG. 1-A, in an embodiment, a charity organization 3015may request an account, which is account 3030, which, in an embodiment,may be a computationally-attributable account that tracks and/orverifies funds that are contributed to the account 3050. More detailsabout various embodiments of account 3030, which, in an embodiment, maybe a computationally-attributable account, will be discussed herein. Therequest may be sent to the bank, as shown in FIG. 1-A, e.g., local bank3100 or national domestic bank 3200. In an embodiment, the request forthe account 3002 by the philanthropist 3005 may occur in panticle 3050,which may be originated by the philanthropist 3005, the charityorganization 3015, or one of the banks 3100 and 3200.

In an embodiment, the bank at which the account 3030 was requested maysend an agreement that the computationally-attributable account has beencreated 3052. This agreement may specify the terms of the account 3030.In an embodiment, the account 3030 may be created at local bank 3200,national domestic bank 3300, or at external tracking architecture 3100running on external architecture application 3105 (e.g., as shown inFIG. 1-B), which may interface with one or more of the entities in FIG.1.

In an embodiment, the account 3030 may be associated with a networkaccount and/or a mobile application 3054. The mobile application 3054may include a unique identifier and/or password input. In an embodiment,the unique identifier may be an anonymous identifier. In anotherembodiment, the mobile application 3054 may utilize two-factorauthentication.

Mobile application 3054 will be discussed in more detail herein, but inan embodiment, mobile application 3054 may include a display panticle3056. The display panticle 3056 may include various components thatallow interaction with a display, e.g., an application back end, adevice graphics unit, a screen or other input or output device, and thelike. Display panticle 3056 may be configured to show variousimplementations of the computationally-attributable account, for exampleall of the horizontal and vertical spending details. In an embodiment,as shown in FIG. 1A, display panticle 3056 may include facilitating thedisplay of one or more of the account information, spending verificationinformation, account balance, location of funds, goods purchased,allocation of funds, and fees associated with the account.

Referring now to FIG. 1-B, in an embodiment, there may be an externaltracking application and or/server 3100 (hereinafter interchangeablyreferred to as the “Daybreak App,” with or without the designation3100). Daybreak app 3100 is listed in this application as an applicationand/or server to indicate that in various embodiments, the daybreak app3100 could be one or more applications, servers, local devices, or acombination thereof. In an embodiment, the daybreak app 3100 is a webextension or a web page. In an embodiment, daybreak app 3100 includes aserver portion 3110 and an application portion 3105. In an embodiment,application portion 3105 may be distributed to various devices and/orservers under the control of one or more of philanthropist/user 3005,charity organization 3015, local bank 3200, and national domestic bank3300.

Referring again to FIG. 1-B, in an embodiment, panticle 3120 representsa creation of an internal account for the computationally-attributableaccount. The internal account may track payments of money to variousentities throughout the life cycle. In an embodiment, the internalaccount tracks money that is transferred between midpoint entities(e.g., not the direct providers of services, but subcontractors, middlemen, governments, etc., as will be described in more detail herein), butdoes not actually take steps to move the money until it reaches itsultimate destination.

In an embodiment, the internal account may follow an account rule set,shown in more detail in FIG. 1-C. FIG. 1-C shows some of the rule setcircuitry for implementing various rules and conditions, which will bediscussed in more detail herein.

Referring back to FIG. 1-B, in an embodiment, in accordance with thecreation of the internal account, with an initial balance of, forexample, one million (1,000,000) dollars (the actual number is exemplaryonly and does not matter), the money will be transferred from thecharitable organization 3015 and/or the philanthropist/user 3005 to abanking entity. In an embodiment, this transfer may be accomplished byan ACH transfer from an account under the control of one or more of thecharitable organization 3015 and/or the philanthropist/user 3005 to abank which has a relationship with the external tracking app. Panticle3130 represents the facilitation of a transfer of funds to a local bank3200 or a national bank 3300, although other banks representedthroughout FIG. 1, and other financial institutions generally, may berepresented.

Referring now to FIG. 1-C, FIG. 1-C shows external tracking architecture3100 (which will hereinafter be interchangeably referred to as “Daybreakarchitecture 3100”). The term “Daybreak” here is merely an identifierand does not have any specific functional meaning. In an embodiment, theDaybreak architecture 3100 may be separate from the other entities inFIG. 1, e.g., the banks, the users, the organizations, and the endpointgoods and/or services providers. For example, in an embodiment, Daybreakarchitecture may run on a separate server, and may interface withvarious banking and other entities through various interfaces, e.g., anXML template interface (e.g., as will be described in more detail withrespect to panticle 3160). In an embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100may run on a server 3110, as shown in FIG. 1-B, and may be associatedwith one or more banking entities, e.g., national domestic bank 3300. Inan embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may have a single account witha banking entity, e.g., national domestic bank 3300, in which all of thevarious funds contributed from various users 3005 are deposited. Thefunds in these accounts may be managed by the Daybreak architecturethrough use of various ledger transactions, e.g., paper transactionsthat represent tracking money as it moves through various entities, butin which the money itself is not transferred. For example, in anembodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may effect actual transfers onlywhen money is deposited from an outside source, and when money is“offboarded,” that is transferred to an entity such that it has compliedwith the distribution rule sets, and is no longer under the controland/or supervision of the Daybreak architecture 3100.

In another embodiment, Daybreak architecture may be separate from theother entities shown in FIG. 1, but may use a multitude of accounts,which may be across various banks, and which may, or in otherembodiments, may not, have a correlation to the accounts 3030 that arecreated by the users 3005 and/or the organizations 3015 that havedeposited the funds. In an embodiment, for example, Daybreakarchitecture 3100 may create a separate account each time money istransferred from one or more users 3005 and/or organizations 3015. Inanother embodiment, for example, money transferred under the control ofDaybreak architecture 3100 may be grouped by how it is to be spent(e.g., different accounts for various services) or where it is to bespent (e.g., different accounts for different known endpoints).

In another embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may be integrated intoany one or more of the entities shown in FIG. 1, and which will bediscussed in more detail herein. For example, in an embodiment, althoughnot pictured for ease in understanding, Daybreak architecture 3100 maybe implemented by national domestic bank 3300, and in an embodiment,other entities that wish to access the Daybreak architecture 3100 maywork with national domestic bank 3300. The same applies to any other ofthe entities shown in FIG. 1, including the user 3005 and theorganization 3015. For example, in an embodiment, Daybreak architecture3100 may be implemented by the organization 3015 as a way to trackand/or manage its funds and their allocation.

In an embodiment, the Daybreak architecture 3100 may include aninterface that is accessible to any of the entities shown in FIG. 1,including user 3005 and/or organization 3015. In an embodiment, e.g., asshown in FIG. 1-B, this interface may be app 3015, which may run on theInternet, on other devices, on mobile phones, tablets, “smart” devices,and other similar electronics. In an embodiment, various entities inFIG. 1 may have access to various levels of data regarding the flow offunds from account 3030. For example, in an embodiment, the user3005/organization 3015 may have complete access to all entities that areparticipating in their particular account set up by Daybreakarchitecture 3100. In another embodiment, each entity may have accessonly to its own portion of the funds. In another embodiment, each entitymay have downstream visibility for its funds (e.g., each entity can seethe ledger transactions that occur after it receives funds from a ledgertransaction, but not what happens before). In an embodiment, thedistribution rule set may specify the level of access for each of theentities that have access to the Daybreak architecture 3100.

Referring again to FIG. 1-B, in an embodiment, Daybreak architecture3100 may include panticle 3120, which may implement the creation of aninternal account. For example, in an embodiment, the donation 3020(shown in FIG. 1-A) to the local bank 3200 (shown in FIG. 1-E) maytrigger the creation of an internal account in the daybreak architecture3100 at panticle 3120 (referring back to FIG. 1-B). In an embodiment,there may be a rule set associated with that account (or portions ofthat account), which will be discussed in more detail herein withrespect to FIG. 1-C. In an embodiment, the account rule set may bespecified by user 3005, organization 3015, Daybreak architecture 3100(e.g., which may have a default rule set, or a rule set based onprevious rule sets used by user 3005/organization 3015), some otherentity shown in FIG. 1, or some other combination thereof. In anembodiment, the internal account created at panticle 3120 may beaccessed by any or all of the entities shown in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-B, in an embodiment, the creation of (oraddition to) internal account by the Daybreak architecture 3100 maytrigger a facilitation of the transfer of funds from the user3005/organization 3015 to a bank, e.g., local bank 3200 or national bank3300, e.g., as shown in panticle 3130. As will be discussed in moredetail herein, in an embodiment, funds may be transferred from user3005/organization 3015 to a bank account under the at least partialcontrol of the Daybreak architecture 3100. This transfer may beaccomplished through traditional means, e.g., ACH transfer, wiretransfer, etc. In an embodiment, further moves of the funds may behandled internally, e.g., through what will be referred to throughoutthis application as “ledger transactions,” that is, the money does notmove from the account in which it was initially deposited, but transfersof the money are displayed and treated as if the money had actually beenmoved through the Daybreak architecture. For example, in an embodiment,user 3005 may contribute three thousand (3,000) dollars to be used inthe system of FIG. 1. In an embodiment, the Daybreak architecture 3100creates an account with three thousand (3,000) dollars in it. In anembodiment, that three thousand dollars is deposited in the existingbank account under the control of the Daybreak architecture 3100. In anembodiment, further transactions that are not to the endpoint serviceproviders (e.g., transfers to subcontractors, to middle men, to otherbanks, etc.), are recorded as ledger transactions, e.g., as shown inpanticle 3140, but may not include actual transfers of the money.

For example, in an embodiment, the Daybreak architecture may store, asan example from the previous paragraph, the three thousand (3,000)dollars in an account with local bank 3200, and the money is transferredfrom a bank account of organization 3015 to the Daybreak architecture3100 account. From there, the money is transferred to national bank3200. In an embodiment, as implemented by panticle 3140, this may be a“ledger transaction” in which the money is recorded as transferred tonational bank 3300, and national bank 3300 has control of the money(within the Daybreak architecture 3100), but the money is not actuallytransferred from local bank 3200 to national bank 3300. Rather, each ofthe intermediary transactions between the final payee and the accountunder the control of the Daybreak architecture are executed as ledgertransactions.

In an embodiment, when the funds reach an endpoint services provider,e.g., FO/NGO/FI 3800 (which will be discussed in more detail herein),this payee may receive the funds directly. At this point, another ledgertransaction may be executed from wherever the funds are at the time(e.g., at NU/NE bank 3500) according to the ledger transactions, to theFO/NGO/FI 3800, who is the receiver of the funds. At this point, theledger transaction may also be implemented, e.g., at panticle 3150, asan offboarding of the money, e.g., the actual funds are transmitted fromthe account with local bank 3200 to the FO/NGO/FI 3800, in addition tothe ledger transaction. This may be accomplished, for example, in aspecific implementation, by panticle 3160, which is the implementationof an XML interface that is sent to local bank 3200.

In an embodiment, the controllers of external tracking architecture 3100may have a relationship with one or more specific banks at the local ornational level. In an embodiment, external tracking architecture 3100may be embedded into local domestic bank 3200 or national domestic bank3300, and may have one or more components interacting with the variouscomponents.

Referring now to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, the Daybreak architecture3100 may implement a rule set related to the account and the fundstherein. Panticle 4900 shows a variety of exemplary rules that may beapplied to the funds, some of which will be additionally listed and/orelaborated upon here. This list of rules that could be part of the ruleset is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting, but rather exemplary.

For example, in an embodiment, rule set 4900 may include metadata thatis linked to the account. For example, as the funds are transferredthrough the ledger transactions, metadata that identifies one or moreproperties of user 3005 (e.g., who may be a philanthropist, as aspecific example). The metadata may identify to whom the money belongs,for example, or any other data that may “travel” with the money. In anembodiment, this may include some form of modified digital currency,e.g., a Bitcoin-like setup, which may be localized or specified forspecific accounts.

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include geographic location tracking of goods and/orservices that are associated with the account or distributed with theaccount. For example, in an embodiment, a rule set may specify thatcertain funds may only be spent at particular geographic locations. Forexample, the rule set may specify that the money must be spent inspecific locations in Sub-Saharan Africa. In another embodiment, therule set may specify that the money must be spent in locationsassociated with hospitals, or schools. The rule set may depend onconditions, as well. For example, in an embodiment, the rule set mayspecify that the money may only be spent in locations that have anaverage GDP per capita below a certain amount. In an embodiment, thelocation tracking may include GPS verification (e.g., when the money istransferred to an entity, that entity's location is recorded), orverification of location through monitoring of satellite pictures,pictures taken onsite, geotagged images, or trusted person/deviceverification.

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include an account fee tracking function, e.g., which,in an embodiment, may set limits and/or conditions on how much accountfees can be charged by the various banking entities. In an embodiment,the amounts and conditions may be changed if the Daybreak architecture3100 is used versus the money being transferred between one or more ofthe various midpoints. Moreover, in an embodiment, each amount and/orcondition may be different depending on the conditions at the midpointentity. In an embodiment, the amount limits and/or conditions may bedependent upon conditions themselves, e.g., “if X happens, then anescalating limit may be established.” In an embodiment, the amount offunds stored/controlled/ledger transferred to the various banks and/orentities may control the limits and/or conditions on the account fees.In another embodiment, the rule set may specify changes to the limitsand/or conditions when a number of transactions (e.g., true transactionsor ledger transactions) are carried out.

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include a rule set that specifies a requirement forphotographic evidence associated with the acquisition/distribution ofgoods/services. For example, in an embodiment, the rule set may specifythat, at the point of delivery of goods and/or services, photodocumentation must be captured at the time of the transaction for themoney to be released (e.g., it may be ledger transacted in the Daybreakarchitecture 3100, but with separate requirements for an actual transferof the funds). Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule setcircuitry panticle 4900 may include implementation of a spending limitassociated with the goods and/or services, e.g., as will be discussed inmore detail herein. In an embodiment, rule set circuitry panticle 4900may include implementation of a spending linked to the nature of thegoods/and or services (e.g., funds are restricted to particular classesof goods, e.g., vaccines, food, clothing, etc.).

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include implementation of a time stamp for receipt ofdistribution of funds associated with the delivery of goods and/orservices. For example, this time stamp may take the form of atime-tagged photo, a time-tagged post to the internet (e.g., through anymedium, via twitter, e-mail, etc.), location (e.g., GPS) confirmation ofthe location and/or meeting of the parties. In an embodiment, rule setcircuitry panticle 4900 may include implementation of a system in whichpayment is given (e.g., which may be the “ledger transaction” payment orthe “actual transfer of funds” payment, depending on embodiments). In anembodiment, rule set circuitry panticle 4900 may include implementationof a trusted sources system, in which the payment for goods and/orservices must be verified by a trusted source, either by previousdealings, outside reputation score, or some other trust-verificationsystem. In an embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may implement atrust level system for individuals and/or organizations. In anotherembodiment, Daybreak architecture may tap into one or more existingsystems.

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include implementation of a limit of funding availableto sources based on past history, and a term sheet for specific endpointentities. In an embodiment, rule set circuitry panticle 4900 may includeimplementation of a system for recouping funds (e.g., forcing return offunds if the agreement for the acquisition and/or the distribution isnot met). For example, in an embodiment, the ledger transaction thattransfers the money may be allowed to go through prior to the actualtransfer of funds, and if the conditions specified in the rule set arenot met, the actual transfer of funds may be stopped and/or delayed(e.g., in an embodiment, this may use delays in timing of bankingprocesses in order to implement).

Referring again to FIG. 1C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include implementation of a reputation system foractors, either through Daybreak architecture 3100, through tapping anexisting system, and/or through analysis of social media, an encryptionfunction, e.g., through a multi-part encryption key to be sent throughat least two different transmission routes, a currency conversionfunction (e.g., exchange rate determinations, a currency transfer unit,digital currency protections, and language conversion function.

Referring again to FIG. 1-C, in an embodiment, rule set circuitrypanticle 4900 may include implementation of scoring engine that analyzesvendors, transactions, etc., and compares to programmed patterns. Forexample, in an embodiment, a scoring engine may analyze a transactionand drop it into one of three buckets. Bucket 1 is “definitely bad,”bucket 2 is “definitely good,” and bucket 3 is “needs human evaluationfor final decision” so the scoring engine will drop it into one of thosethree buckets.

Referring now to FIG. 1-E, FIG. 1-E shows Box 12, which starts at FIG.1-E, and extends through FIGS. 1-F and 1-G, describes that, in anembodiment, actual monetary transfers (e.g., ACH transfers, wiretransfers, and the like) may be used at endpoints of varioustransactions between the philanthropist/user's 3005 bank account, e.g.,at local bank 3200, and the foreign organization/NGO/foreign individual3800 (e.g., as shorthand, “foreign organization/NGO/Foreign Individual3800” will hereafter be interchangeably referred to as “foreign entity3800”). That is, in an embodiment, endpoint money transfers may be madeat local bank 3200 (or one of the other entity banks), and may be madeat the foreign entity 3800, with other transactions occurring as “ledgertransactions.” In an embodiment, this may except offboarding of fundsdesignated for a specific entity.

For example, in an embodiment, donation 3020 may be given by thephilanthropist/user 3005 (e.g., through the charity organization 3015).Donation 3020 may be received by local bank 3200. In an embodiment,local bank 3200 may create an account for the charity funds 3220, e.g.,“Fund X” (hereinafter will be interchangeably referred to as “account3220”). In an embodiment, Fund X may be the repository for the fundsuntil they are paid out to a specific person, e.g., foreign entity 3800,or appropriated as part of a fee by an intervening entity, e.g.,offboarded, e.g., as shown in panticles 3350, 3450, and 3550, which willbe discussed in more detail herein. In an embodiment, any movement offunds between other entities, e.g., entities inside the box 12, mayoccur as ledger transactions. In another embodiment, funds may be movedfrom the local bank 3200 (e.g., Omaha bank) to other banking/managemententities as will be described herein.

Referring again to FIG. 1-E, in an embodiment, local bank 3200 may usean existing account 3230, and earmark the charity funds for specificdistributions according to their rule set. For example, in anembodiment, local bank 3200 may have a single account that uses thedaybreak architecture, which may be implemented as external trackingarchitecture 3100 (e.g., see FIG. 1-B, which will be discussed in moredetail herein), or by a system similar to external tracking architecture3100 but implemented partially or wholly internal to local bank 3200. Inan embodiment, any funds that will be managed by the daybreakarchitecture 3100 will be placed in the existing account 3230, and canbe tracked through ledger transactions and payouts to end recipients offunds, as will be discussed in more detail herein.

Referring again to FIG. 1-E, in some embodiments, whether account 3220or 3230 is used, panticle 3210 includes panticle 3212 of creation of aunique and/or anonymous identifier and password. In an embodiment, thisidentifier/password 3212 may be login information that will be given touser 3005 in order to access the account, change the rule set, andreceive reports and/or auditing regarding the account 3220 or 3230. Inan embodiment, at panticle 3214, data may be sent to the user 3005. Thisdata may include one or more tools used to access the information, e.g.,login credentials for a network application, in an embodiment, or amobile application for interfacing with bank 3200 and/or daybreakarchitecture 3100.

Referring again to FIG. 1-E, FIG. 1-E shows a national domestic bank3300 (e.g., hereinafter interchangeably referred to as “national bank3300”). In an embodiment, national domestic bank 3300 may be anationally-established bank, e.g., Bank of New York. In an embodiment,national bank 3300 may receive a request at panticle 3302, e.g., arequest from the local bank 3200 (e.g., Omaha bank), which is a requestfor the bank to accept the tracking and/or verifying account. In anembodiment, panticle 3302 may include the request from local bank 3200for national bank 3300 to register an account with the Daybreakarchitecture 3100 (e.g., which, as previously described, may be separatefrom one or more of the figures in this entity, or may be partially orwholly integrated with one or more of the entities in this figure).

Referring again to FIG. 1-E, in an embodiment, national bank 3300 may,at panticle 3304, send a confirmation that the national bank 3300 willaccept the tracking and verification account. In an embodiment, panticle3304 may include the notification of acceptance and/or completion ofregistration with the Daybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment,registration may mean that the national bank 3300 is newly registeredwith the Daybreak architecture 3100, or that the national bank 3300 isadding data to the registration indicating its acceptance of the accountcreated in panticle 3210. In an embodiment, at panticle 3304, nationalbank 3300 may communicate with Daybreak architecture 3100 (not shown inpanticle 3304).

Referring again to FIG. 1-E, in an embodiment, national bank 3300 may,at panticle 3306, receive a donation sent from the local bank 3200. Inan embodiment, panticle 3306 may represent national bank 3300 receivingan actual transfer of funds into its accounts, e.g., via an ACH or awire transfer. In another embodiment, panticle 3306 may represent aledger transfer of the funds, as represented in Daybreak architecture3100, but the location of the funds stays in an account with local bank3200, e.g., in the Daybreak architecture.

In an embodiment, as described above, a ledger transaction may show afunds transfer to national bank 3300 as performed by the Daybreakarchitecture 3100, but the actual funds may stay in the accountdesignated by the daybreak architecture 3100 at local bank 3200.Nevertheless, national bank 3300 may be authorized to draw funds fromthe account for services rendered, e.g., national bank 3300 may beawarded a flat fee of five thousand (5,000) dollars or a percentage ofthe contents of the account created/used by local bank 3200. In such anembodiment, the national bank's 3300 funds to which they are entitledare “offboarded” at panticle 3350 of FIG. 1-A. In this context,offboarded means that the funds to which national bank 3300 is entitled,which are part of the overall funds which have been ledger-transferredto national bank 3300 but are still in possession of an account at localbank 3200, said funds are actually transferred to the national bank 3300through conventional means, e.g., an ACH transfer or a wire transfer.Thus, if the account contains one million (1,000,000) dollars that havebeen ledger transferred from local bank 3200 to national bank 3300, andthe national bank 3300 is collecting a five thousand (5,000) dollarpayment for services rendered, then in addition to the ledgertransaction that transfers the one million (1,000,000) dollars fromlocal bank 3200 to national bank 3300, another ledger transaction ismade from the ledger account at national bank 3300 that contains the onemillion (1,000,000) dollars, into a personal account under the controlof national bank 3300. This ledger transaction is for the five thousand(5,000) dollars and is accompanied by an actual transfer (e.g., wiretransfer or ACH transfer) of five thousand (5,000) dollars. Once themoney has been subject to an actual transfer, tracking and/orverification may be stopped, as the money is now in thepossession/control of national bank 3300. It is noted that the Daybreakarchitecture 3100 makes sure that any actual transfer out of the accountunder control of local bank 3200 must meet the rule set conditionsspecified, which will be discussed in more detail herein.

Referring now to FIG. 1-F, FIG. 1-F shows a European bank 3400, e.g.,the Bank of England, according to various embodiments. Although bank3400 is labeled “European bank,” bank 3400 is not limited to beinglocated in Europe. Bank 3400 may be any bank external to the UnitedStates, regardless of location, that participates in the managementand/or distribution of funds from the account 3030 (and/or otheraccounts that may be established throughout FIG. 1). In an embodiment,at panticle 3402, the national bank 3300 may send the request toEuropean bank 3400 to accept and implement the tracking and/or verifyingaccount. In an embodiment, panticle 3402 may include the request (e.g.,from local bank 3200, although the request could come from any entityshown in FIG. 1) for national bank 3400 to register an account with theDaybreak architecture 3100 (e.g., which, as previously described, may beseparate from one or more of the figures in this entity, or may bepartially or wholly integrated with one or more of the entities in thisfigure).

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, FIG. 1-F shows European bank with panticle3404. Panticle 3404 describes European bank 3400 sending a confirmationthat European bank 3400 will accept and implement the tracking and/orverification account. In an embodiment, this acceptance may includeopening a new account and accepting a monetary transfer (e.g., throughwire transfer, ACH, or other means) of the account funds, and managingan account similar to account 3030. In an embodiment, panticle 3404 mayinclude the notification of acceptance and/or completion of registrationwith the Daybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment, registration maymean that the European bank 3400 is newly registered with the Daybreakarchitecture 3100, or that the European bank 3400 is adding data to theregistration indicating its acceptance of the account created inpanticle 3210. In an embodiment, at panticle 3304, European bank 3400may communicate with Daybreak architecture 3100 (not shown in panticle3404).

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 mayoperate with panticle 3406. In an embodiment, panticle 3406 mayrepresent a receiving of a donation sent from the national bank 3300,or, in another embodiment from one or more of the other entities shownin FIG. 1. In an embodiment, panticle 3406 may represent European bank3400 receiving an actual transfer of funds into its accounts, e.g., viaan ACH or a wire transfer. In another embodiment, panticle 3406 mayrepresent a ledger transfer of the funds, as represented in Daybreakarchitecture 3100, but the location of the funds stays in an accountwith local bank 3200, e.g., in the Daybreak architecture.

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, at panticle 3408, theEuropean bank 3400 may conduct an audit of the funds that have beenspent and/or distributed for a given time. The audit may include all ofthe downstream and/or upstream activity from the European bank 3400. Inan embodiment, the audit may be conducted through analysis of the ledgertransactions executed by the Daybreak architecture 3100. Audit detailswill be described in more detail further herein.

In an embodiment, as described above, a ledger transaction may show afunds transfer to European bank 3400 as performed by the Daybreakarchitecture 3100, but the actual funds may stay in the accountdesignated by the daybreak architecture 3100 at local bank 3200.Nevertheless, European bank 3400 may be authorized to draw funds fromthe account for services rendered, e.g., European bank 3400 may beawarded a flat fee of five thousand (5,000) dollars or a percentage ofthe contents of the account created/used by local bank 3200. In such anembodiment, the funds to which European bank 3400 is entitled are“offboarded” at panticle 3350 of FIG. 1-A. In this context, offboardedmeans that the funds to which European bank 3400 is entitled, which arepart of the overall funds which have been ledger-transferred to Europeanbank 3400 but are still in possession of an account at local bank 3200,said funds are actually transferred to the European bank 3400 throughconventional means, e.g., an ACH transfer or a wire transfer. Thus, ifthe account contains one million (1,000,000) dollars that have beenledger transferred from local bank 3200 to European bank 3400, and theEuropean bank 3400 is collecting a five thousand (5,000) dollar paymentfor services rendered, then in addition to the ledger transaction thattransfers the one million (1,000,000) dollars from local bank 3200 toEuropean bank 3400, another ledger transaction is made from the ledgeraccount at European bank 3400 that contains the one million (1,000,000)dollars, into a personal account under the control of European bank3400. This ledger transaction is for the five thousand (5,000) dollarsand is accompanied by an actual transfer (e.g., wire transfer or ACHtransfer) of five thousand (5,000) dollars. Once the money has beensubject to an actual transfer, tracking and/or verification may bestopped, as the money is now in the possession/control of European bank3400. It is noted that the Daybreak architecture 3100 makes sure thatany actual transfer out of the account under control of local bank 3200must meet the rule set conditions specified, which will be discussed inmore detail herein.

Referring now to FIG. 1-J (to the south of FIG. 1-F), in an embodiment,European bank 3400 may implement a panticle 4200, which may facilitatethe reputation/trustworthiness verification as part of the chain. It isnoted that, although these panticles are associated with European bank3400, this is merely for ease of display, and any of the entities shownin FIG. 1 may implement similar methods and/or systems. For example, inan embodiment, panticle 4200 may include panticle 4210, in which theEuropean bank 3400 verifies the reputation and/or trustworthiness of oneor more of the other entities shown in FIG. 1. In an embodiment, this isbecause European bank 3400 has a higher trust score, e.g., has a trustscore that makes it a verified source according to the rule setarchitecture put in place for a specific account by the Daybreakarchitecture 3100. In an embodiment, panticle 4210 may implementverification using one or more of reputation score 4212 and/or pastaccounting and/or reporting history.

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, at panticle 4220, theverification of the reputation and/or trustworthiness of other entitiesmay include acquisition, analysis, implementation, or other actionstaken toward the rule set, if such are not implemented by Daybreakarchitecture 3100. For example, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 mayinclude panticle 4230 in which European bank 3400, alone or inconjunction with Daybreak architecture 3100, may facilitate one or moreactions that go with implementing a rule set for the acquisition and/ordistribution of funds, to one or more of subcontracting foreignorganizations (e.g., subcontracting foreign organization 3700) andForeign Organization/Non-Governmental Organization/Foreign Individual(FO/NGO/FI), e.g., FO/NGO/FI 3800. The rule set architecture will bedescribed in more detail with respect to panticle 4900 of FIG. 1-C. Inan embodiment, European bank panticle 4230 may receive the rule set fromDaybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment, the funds from the account3030 may not be actually transmitted to European bank panticle 4230, butmay be transmitted through ledger transactions. In another embodiment,European bank panticle 4230 may implement the rule set from Daybreakarchitecture 3100 for the funds from the account 3030 that are actuallyreceived by European bank 3400.

In an embodiment, referring again to European bank panticle 4230 of FIG.1-J, European bank panticle 4230 may include panticle 4232, in whichpanticle 4232 effects an implementation of an acquisition or adistribution of funds rule set based on a type of goods and/or services(e.g., food, water, potable water, medicine, vaccines, health careservices, shelters, clothing, tools, transport services, vehicles,firearms, etc.). For example, a part of the distribution rule set mayspecify that the funds must be spent on vaccinations or organizationsthat provide vaccinations. In another example, a part of thedistribution rule set may specify that certain types of drugs cannot bepurchased with funds from the account 3030, e.g., prohibition onSchedule 2 narcotics, for example.

In an embodiment, referring again to European bank panticle 4230 of FIG.1-J, European bank panticle 4230 may include panticle 4234, in whichpanticle 4234 effects an implementation of an acquisition or adistribution of funds rule set based on a distribution area of goodsand/or services (e.g., food, water, potable water, medicine, vaccines,health care services, shelters, clothing, tools, transport services,vehicles, firearms, etc.). In an embodiment, the distribution area maybe purely geographical (e.g., “between the two rivers,” or “within a boxdefined by specific latitudes and longitudes), political (e.g., withinthe boundaries of a specific foreign country), or data-based (e.g.,“only to areas in which the poverty rate is above 85%,” or “only toareas in which HIV infection is above 22%”). For example, a part of thedistribution rule set may specify that the funds can only be spent intargeted areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

In an embodiment, referring again to European bank panticle 4230 of FIG.1-J, European bank panticle 4230 may include panticle 4236, in whichpanticle 4236 effects an implementation of an acquisition or adistribution of funds rule set based on a quantity of goods and/orservices (e.g., food, water, potable water, medicine, vaccines, healthcare services, shelters, clothing, tools, transport services, vehicles,firearms, etc.) to be provided. The numbers may be absolute, e.g., “thismoney must be used to purchase three thousand (3,000) vaccines,”) orrelative (e.g., “30% of this money must be used to purchase vaccines).

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 may,in a process of implementing reputation and/or trustworthinessverification, e.g., at panticle 4200, implement a reporting rule set forvarious downstream entities to report distribution of funds. Forexample, panticle 4250 may include facilitating implementation of thereporting rule set (which may be similar to the acquisition/distributionrule set, and which may be developed/implemented in conjunction withDaybreak architecture 3100). In an embodiment, implementation of thereporting rule set for one or more entities may include requiring anaudit of the various entities upon request, e.g., as described inpanticle 4255.

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 may,in a process of implementing the reporting rule set, at panticle 4260,reporting evidence of the transaction may be required. The reportingevidence may be required as a condition of releasing the funds, which,in an embodiment, may be preventing the ledger transaction of the funds,or preventing an actual underlying transaction of the funds to theendpoint entity. For example, in an embodiment, the panticle 4260 thatrequires reporting evidence may require, e.g., photographic evidence, aspart of panticle 4262. Photographic evidence here may include audio,video, still shot, any capture of light and/or motion in any portion ofthe electromagnetic spectrum, and also may include metadata, e.g.,timestamp of photo and/or geolocation tagging of photo (e.g., from acamera device with geolocation/timestamp tagging enabled).

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4250, which may includepanticle 4260 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4260 may include panticle 4264,which may implement a reporting rule set through use of variousmonitoring devices, which may be attached to various goods, e.g., foodgoods, shipping containers, vaccines, clothing, etc.) The monitoringdevices may use near-field communication, or may be RFID tags. In anembodiment, the monitoring may be accomplished through surveillance,e.g., visual, infrared, or some other form, from localized cameras orsatellite cameras, for example.

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4250, which may includepanticle 4260 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4260 may include panticle 4266,which includes verification from a trusted source as a requirement forreporting. For example, in an embodiment, if an unknown/untrustedFO/NGO/FI 3800, which may be an endpoint entity, performs a service, andwants to receive compensation, they may seek verification from a trustedsource, e.g., which may be a different FO/NGO/FI 3800, or some otherentity, which may or may not be associated with the Daybreakarchitecture 3100. In an embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may keepthe list of trusted sources and require verification from those sources,however, in another embodiment, the trusted sources may become trustedsources through a relationship with European bank 3400 or one of theother banking entities.

Referring again to FIG. 1-J, in an embodiment, European bank 3400 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4250, which may includepanticle 4260 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4260 may include panticle 4268and/or panticle 4269, which may require real time reporting associatedwith implementation of the goods and/or services, or real time reportingassociated with payment for the implementation of the goods and/orservices.

In an embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100, and in conjunction withone or more of the other entities shown in FIG. 1, or independently, maybuild out at least two different types of rule sets. The first will beto prevent known fraud schemes, e.g., such as use of a phantom vendor,no-bid arrangements, bad acting vendors, imaginary vendors, and thelike. A second type of rule set, in an embodiment, may be a set ofattributes, e.g., characteristics that alone do not mean anything, butmay in certain circumstances or in combination with other attributes,may raise flags that require further analysis or may require delayingthe transaction until clearance. For example, in an embodiment of theattribute set, odd time of day, transactions on holidays, transactionslate at night, or structured transactions, transactions that are rightat the approval limit, may, in some various combinations, requireadditional approval or other steps to be taken to release the funds fromthe Daybreak architecture 3100 or the other entities shown in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, FIG. 1-F shows non-USA/non-European bank(e.g., shown in FIG. 1 as “Central Bank of Kenya,” but this is just anexample) 3500 (hereinafter interchangeably referred to as NU/NE “bank3500”). NU/NE bank 3500 may communicate with one or more of the entitiesshown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, NU/NE bank 3500 is shown in communicationwith European bank 3400, but in other embodiments, NU/NE bank 3500 maycommunicate with other entities depicted in FIG. 1, regardless ofwhether lines are directly drawn that connect NU/NE bank 3500 to thoseentities (the same is also true for the other banks discussed previouslyand discussed herein).

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, the European bank 3400may send the request for NU/NE bank 3500 to accept and/or implement thetracking and/or verifying account at panticle 3502. In an embodiment,e.g., as shown in FIG. 1-F, this request comes from European bank 3400,but, in other embodiments, the request may come from any other entitydepicted in FIG. 1. In an embodiment, at panticle 3502, the Europeanbank 3400 may send the request to NU/NE bank 3500 to accept andimplement the tracking and/or verifying account. In an embodiment,panticle 3502 may include the request (e.g., from local bank 3200,although the request could come from any entity shown in FIG. 1) forNU/NE bank 3500 to register an account with the Daybreak architecture3100 (e.g., which, as previously described, may be separate from one ormore of the figures in this entity, or may be partially or whollyintegrated with one or more of the entities in this figure).

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayinclude panticle 3504. Panticle 3504 describes NU/NE bank 3500 sending aconfirmation that indicates acceptance and/or implementation of atracking and or verification account. This confirmation may be sentelectronically or may be part of a general agreement that governsparticular types of accounts or transactions, or may be implemented in adifferent way. In an embodiment, this acceptance may include opening anew account and accepting a monetary transfer (e.g., through wiretransfer, ACH, or other means) of the account funds, and managing anaccount similar to account 3030. In an embodiment, panticle 3504 mayinclude the notification of acceptance and/or completion of registrationwith the Daybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment, registration maymean that the NU/NE bank 3500 is newly registered with the Daybreakarchitecture 3100, or that the NU/NE bank 3500 is adding data to theregistration indicating its acceptance of the account created inpanticle 3210. In an embodiment, at panticle 3504, NU/NE bank 3500 maycommunicate with Daybreak architecture 3100 (not shown in panticle3404).

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayimplement panticle 3506. In an embodiment, panticle 3506 may representreception of account funds (e.g., the donation) from European bank 3400,or, in another embodiment from one or more of the other entities shownin FIG. 1. In an embodiment, panticle 3506 may represent a ledgertransfer of the funds, as represented in Daybreak architecture 3100, butthe location of the funds stays in an account with local bank 3200,e.g., in the Daybreak architecture.

Referring again to FIG. 1-F, in an embodiment, at panticle 3508, NU/NEbank 3500 may conduct an audit of the funds that have been spent and/ordistributed for a given time. The audit may include all of thedownstream and/or upstream activity from NU/NE bank 3500. In anembodiment, the audit may be conducted through analysis of the ledgertransactions executed by the Daybreak architecture 3100. Audit detailswill be described in more detail further herein.

Referring now to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, the reporting rule set maybe implemented by NU/NE bank 3500, although, in other embodiments, anyof the entities in FIG. 1 may implement the reporting rule set, alone orin conjunction with the Daybreak architecture 3100, or singly by theDaybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayinclude panticle 4300, which may include implementation of the reportingrule set.

In an embodiment, panticle 4300 may include panticle 4310, in which arequest for an audit of the account, e.g., whether the account hasfollowed the rule set implemented by the various entities of FIG. 1,either as a whole-picture audit, a single-entity audit, or adownstream-entity audit, or some combination thereof, is made. The auditmay take any form as requested by the entity requesting the audit, andmay include any data to which the requesting entity has access. In anembodiment, the audit may be performed by Daybreak architecture 3100,and facilitated or passed along by NU/NE bank 3500. In anotherembodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may assist NU/NE bank 3500 inperforming the audit, and, in another embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayperform the audit without the assistance of Daybreak architecture 3100.

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, implementation ofreporting rule set panticle 4300 may include a reporting evidencerequirement panticle 4350. Panticle 4350 may implement architecture inwhich reporting evidence of the transaction may be required. Thereporting evidence may be required as a condition of releasing thefunds, which, in an embodiment, may be preventing the ledger transactionof the funds, or preventing an actual underlying transaction of thefunds to the endpoint entity. For example, in an embodiment, thepanticle 4350 that requires reporting evidence may require, e.g.,photographic evidence, as part of panticle 4352. Photographic evidencehere may include audio, video, still shot, any capture of light and/ormotion in any portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and also mayinclude metadata, e.g., timestamp of photo and/or geolocation tagging ofphoto (e.g., from a camera device with geolocation/timestamp taggingenabled).

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4300, which may includepanticle 4350 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4350 may include panticle 4354,which may implement a reporting rule set through use of variousmonitoring devices, which may be attached to various goods, e.g., foodgoods, shipping containers, vaccines, clothing, etc.) The monitoringdevices may use near-field communication, or may be RFID tags. In anembodiment, the monitoring may be accomplished through surveillance,e.g., visual, infrared, or some other form, from localized cameras orsatellite cameras, for example.

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4300, which may includepanticle 4350 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4350 may include panticle 4356,which includes verification from a trusted source as a requirement forreporting. For example, in an embodiment, if an unknown/untrustedFO/NGO/FI 3800, which may be an endpoint entity, performs a service, andwants to receive compensation, they may seek verification from a trustedsource, e.g., which may be a different FO/NGO/FI 3800, or some otherentity, which may or may not be associated with the Daybreakarchitecture 3100. In an embodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may keepthe list of trusted sources and require verification from those sources,however, in another embodiment, the trusted sources may become trustedsources through a relationship with NU/NE bank 3500 or one of the otherbanking entities or other entities shown in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, NU/NE bank 3500 mayimplement reporting rule set at panticle 4300, which may includepanticle 4350 requiring reporting evidence associated with thedistribution of goods and/or services prior to payment being made ofgoods and/or services (e.g., or, in an embodiment, prior to approvingthe goods and/or services to be carried out/sold), as previouslydiscussed. In an embodiment, panticle 4350 may include panticle 4358and/or panticle 4359, which may require real time reporting associatedwith implementation of the goods and/or services, or real time reportingassociated with payment for the implementation of the goods and/orservices.

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800 mayimplement a reporting rule set to report back to one or more entitiesshown in FIG. 1, e.g., in various embodiments, in conjunction with theDaybreak architecture 3100. For example, in an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI3800 may implement reporting rule set panticle 4400, which includesaudit provision panticle 4410 to provide an audit of the account and/orthe funds that were spent by FO/NGO/FI 3800 to one or more of theentities shown in FIG. 1. Additionally, in an embodiment, panticle 4400,as implemented by FO/NGO/FI 3800, may include panticle 4450 forproviding the reporting evidence to one or more entities, which has beenpreviously described with respect to receiving that data. For example,in an embodiment, panticle 4450 may include one or more of panticle 4452for providing photographic evidence of the goods and/or services beingdelivered and/or provided. For example, photographic evidence here mayinclude audio, video, still shot, any capture of light and/or motion inany portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and also may includemetadata, e.g., timestamp of photo and/or geolocation tagging of photo(e.g., from a camera device with geolocation/timestamp tagging enabled).

For example, in an embodiment, panticle 4450 may include one or more ofpanticle 4454 for providing the monitoring information related to thegoods and/or services (e.g., food goods, shipping containers, vaccines,clothing, etc.). The monitoring devices may use near-fieldcommunication, or may be RFID tags. In an embodiment, the monitoring maybe accomplished through surveillance, e.g., visual, infrared, or someother form, from localized cameras or satellite cameras, for example,and panticle 4456 for providing verification from a trusted source,e.g., in an embodiment, if an unknown/untrusted FO/NGO/FI 3800, whichmay be an endpoint entity, performs a service, and wants to receivecompensation, they may seek verification from a trusted source, e.g.,which may be a different FO/NGO/FI 3800, or some other entity, which mayor may not be associated with the Daybreak architecture 3100. In anembodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may keep the list of trustedsources and require verification from those sources, however, in anotherembodiment, the trusted sources may become trusted sources through arelationship with NU/NE bank 3500 or one of the other banking entitiesor other entities shown in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-K, in an embodiment, panticle 4450 may includeone or more of panticle 4458 and/or panticle 4459, which may requirereal time reporting associated with implementation of the goods and/orservices, or real time reporting associated with payment for theimplementation of the goods and/or services.

Referring now to FIG. 1-G, FIG. 1-G shows some examples of servicesperformed by one or more of the entities shown in FIG. 1. This list isnot meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary, but merely exemplary. Forexample, in an embodiment, one or more of the entities in FIG. 1 mayinclude a reputation and/or trustworthiness module. This module,described in panticle 3600, may include a panticle 3610 in which theNU/NE bank 3500 (or another entity from FIG. 1; NU/NE bank 3500 is usedthroughout FIG. 1-G as an example, but any entity from FIG. 1 or otherentity may be substituted in various embodiments without changing theoverall operation of the system). At panticle 3610, NU/NE bank 3500 mayverify the reputation and/or the trustworthiness of the FO/NGO/FI 3800,through one or more methods, including but not limited to, verificationdata (e.g., pictures, video, documents, trusted account numbers),pre-existing relationship, identity confirmation, or one or more othertechniques which will be discussed in more detail herein. For example,panticle 3610 may facilitate verification of reputation through panticle3612, which tracks a “reputation score” for various FO/NGO/FI entities(e.g., FO/NGO/FI 3800). In another example, panticle 3610 may facilitateverification of various FO/NGO/FI entities through panticle 3614 whichtracks or receives from a tracking entity a past accounting and/or areporting history regarding the various FO/NGO/FI entities (e.g.,FO/NGO/FI 3800).

Referring again to FIG. 1-G, FIG. 1-G shows some examples of servicesperformed by one or more of the entities shown in FIG. 1. This list isnot meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary, but merely exemplary. Forexample, in an embodiment, one or more of the entities in FIG. 1 mayinclude an NU/NE rule set panticle 3650. NU/NE rule set panticle 3650may, alone or in conjunction with Daybreak architecture 3100, facilitateone or more actions that go with implementing a rule set for theacquisition and/or distribution of funds, to one or more ofsubcontracting foreign organizations (e.g., subcontracting foreignorganization 3700) and Foreign Organization/Non-GovernmentalOrganization/Foreign Individual (FO/NGO/FI), e.g., FO/NGO/FI 3800. Therule set architecture will be described in more detail with respect topanticle 4900 of FIG. 1-C. In an embodiment, NU/NE rule set panticle3650 may receive the rule set from Daybreak architecture 3100. In anembodiment, the funds from the account 3030 may not be actuallytransmitted to NU/NE rule set panticle 3650, but may be transmittedthrough ledger transactions. In another embodiment, NU/NE rule setpanticle 3650 may implement the rule set from Daybreak architecture 3100for the funds from the account 3030 that are actually received by NU/NEbank 3500.

In an embodiment, referring again to panticle 3650 of FIG. 1-G, panticle3650 may include panticle 3652, in which panticle 3652 effects animplementation of an acquisition or a distribution of funds rule setbased on a type of goods and/or services (e.g., food, water, potablewater, medicine, vaccines, health care services, shelters, clothing,tools, transport services, vehicles, firearms, etc.). For example, apart of the distribution rule set may specify that the funds must bespent on vaccinations or organizations that provide vaccinations. Inanother example, a part of the distribution rule set may specify thatcertain types of drugs cannot be purchased with funds from the account3030, e.g., prohibition on Schedule 2 narcotics, for example.

In an embodiment, referring again to panticle 3650 of FIG. 1-G, panticle3650 may include panticle 3654, in which panticle 3654 effects animplementation of an acquisition or a distribution of funds rule setbased on a distribution area of goods and/or services (e.g., food,water, potable water, medicine, vaccines, health care services,shelters, clothing, tools, transport services, vehicles, firearms,etc.). In an embodiment, the distribution area may be purelygeographical (e.g., “between the two rivers,” or “within a box definedby specific latitudes and longitudes), political (e.g., within theboundaries of a specific foreign country), or data-based (e.g., “only toareas in which the poverty rate is above 85%,” or “only to areas inwhich HIV infection is above 22%”). For example, a part of thedistribution rule set may specify that the funds can only be spent intargeted areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

In an embodiment, referring again to panticle 3650 of FIG. 1-G, panticle3650 may include panticle 3656, in which panticle 3656 effects animplementation of an acquisition or a distribution of funds rule setbased on a quantity of goods and/or services (e.g., food, water, potablewater, medicine, vaccines, health care services, shelters, clothing,tools, transport services, vehicles, firearms, etc.) to be provided. Thenumbers may be absolute, e.g., “this money must be used to purchasethree thousand (3,000) vaccines,”) or relative (e.g., “30% of this moneymust be used to purchase vaccines).

Referring again to FIG. 1-G, FIG. 1-G describes a subcontracting foreignorganization (SFO) 3700. SFO 3700 may communicate with one or more ofthe entities shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, SFO 3700 is shown incommunication with NU/NE bank 3500, but SFO 3700 may communicate withother entities depicted in FIG. 1, regardless of whether lines aredirectly drawn that connect SFO 3700 to those entities (the same is alsotrue for the other banks discussed previously and discussed herein). Inan embodiment, SFO 3700 may receive funds from the account 3030 tomanage and distribute, for example, among other Foreign Organizations,Non-Governmental Organizations, and Foreign Individuals, e.g., FO/NGO/FI3800. In an embodiment, SFO 3700 may be enrolled in the Daybreakarchitecture 3100 and may manage ledger transactions to and/or from thevarious entities shown in FIG. 1.

In an embodiment, SFO 3700 may include implementations of panticle 3710,in which panticle 3710 may implement verification of the reputationand/or the trustworthiness of the FO/NGO/FI 3800, through one or moremethods, including but not limited to, verification data (e.g.,pictures, video, documents, trusted account numbers), pre-existingrelationship, identity confirmation, or one or more other techniqueswhich will be discussed in more detail herein.

Referring again to FIG. 1-G, in an embodiment, SFO 3700 may includeimplementations of panticle 3720, in which rule set panticle 3720 may,alone or in conjunction with Daybreak architecture 3100, facilitate oneor more actions that go with implementing a rule set for the acquisitionand/or distribution of funds, to one or more of subcontracting foreignorganizations and/or Foreign Organization/Non-GovernmentalOrganization/Foreign Individuals (FO/NGO/FI), e.g., FO/NGO/FI 3800. Therule set architecture will be described in more detail with respect topanticle 4900 of FIG. 1-C. In an embodiment, SFO rule set panticle 3720may receive the rule set from Daybreak architecture 3100. In anembodiment, the funds from the account 3030 may not be actuallytransmitted to SFO rule set panticle 3720, but may be transmittedthrough ledger transactions. In another embodiment, NU/NE rule setpanticle 3650 may implement the rule set from Daybreak architecture 3100for the funds from the account 3030 that are actually received by SFOrule set panticle 3720.

Referring now to FIG. 1-H, FIG. 1-H shows ForeignOrganization/Non-Governmental Organization/Foreign Individual(FO/NGO/FI) entity 3800. FO/NGO/FI 3800 may be one or more of an endpoint services delivery entity, e.g., a truck driver, a doctor, asupplier, or a (or another) subcontracting entity, or a managemententity, e.g., for a set of workers, or any other entity that is toreceive payment of funds. In an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI entity 3800includes panticle 3810. Panticle 3810 is configured to facilitateexecution of verification of the reputation and/or the trustworthinessof the FO/NGO/FI 3800, through one or more methods, including but notlimited to, verification data (e.g., pictures, video, documents, trustedaccount numbers), pre-existing relationship, identity confirmation, orone or more other techniques which will be discussed in more detailherein. The verification may continue down the chain to other FO/NGO/FIsthat are receiving funds, or, in an embodiment in which FO/NGO/FI 3800is the endpoint, then panticle 3810 may include taking the action thatgenerates the verification data, or messaging a different entity withinstructions to capture the verification data. In an embodiment in whichcomputationally-attributable currency is used to verify transactions,FO/NGO/FI 3800 may close the ledger for that particular unit ofcurrency.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, FO/NGO/FI 3800 may implement panticle 3810,as previously discussed. Panticle 3810 may include panticle 3812, which,in an embodiment, may provide a reputation score of FO/NGO/FI 3800, orprovide a reputation score of a further subcontracted entity, to one ormore of the entities shown in FIG. 1 (it is noted that the reputationscore is illustrated as provided to SFO 3700, but SFO 3700 may not bepresent in various embodiments, or FO/NGO/FI 3800 may provide thereputation score to a different entity, or to the Daybreak architecture3100, regardless of the presence of SFO 3700). The reputation score maybe numeric or scaled, or may be review-oriented, objective orsubjective, or any combination thereof. In an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800may have a reputation score that it provides to various entities, buthas no control over (e.g., other entities may change the reputationscore, e.g., other entities shown in FIG. 1, other FO/NGO/FIs, or somecombination thereof). In an embodiment, panticle 3812 may performmanagement of the reputation score, may verify the reputation score, andmay deliver the reputation score.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, FO/NGO/FI 3800 may implement panticle 3810,as previously discussed. Panticle 3810 may include panticle 3814.Panticle 3814 may, alone or in conjunction with Daybreak architecture3100, provide past accounting and/or reporting history of FO/NGO/FI3800, or another entity that reports to and/or has a relationship withFO/NGO/FI 3800. Panticle 3814 may, alone or in conjunction with Daybreakarchitecture 3100, record, collect, receive, track, or perform otheroperations related to the accounting and/or reporting history ofFO/NGO/FI 3800, for example, previous times that FO/NGO/FI 3800 receiveda good score for reporting promptly, or a bad score for failing toreport promptly, or reporting in a format that was not accepted, or, forexample, providing photographic evidence that did not show what wasclaimed to be shown.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, FO/NGO/FI 3800 may implement panticle 3820,which may facilitate implementation of acceptance of the acquisitionand/or the distribution rule set needed to receive funds. For example,in an embodiment, panticle 3820 may include panticle 3822, which mayimplement verification of the type of goods and services that are to beprovided (e.g., provides the data that will be sent to panticle 3650,which may be implemented by, for example, NU/NE bank 3500). Verificationof the goods and/or services (e.g., food, water, potable water,medicine, vaccines, health care services, shelters, clothing, tools,transport services, vehicles, firearms, etc.) may include providingverification that the types of goods and services were the types forwhich the distribution rule set specifies payment. For example, a partof the distribution rule set may specify that the funds must be spent onvaccinations or organizations that provide vaccinations. In anotherexample, a part of the distribution rule set may specify that certaintypes of drugs cannot be purchased with funds from the account 3030,e.g., prohibition on Schedule 2 narcotics, for example. The verificationmay take various forms, e.g., as described in panticle 4600 with respectto FIG. 1-L. In an embodiment, verification may include one or more ofphotographic evidence, video camera evidence, surveillance cameraevidence, satellite camera evidence, GPS verification evidence,RFID/serial number tracking evidence, verification from a trusted and/orknown source evidence, or other implementations.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, in an embodiment, panticle 3820 may includepanticle 3824, which may implement verification of where (e.g., at whatlocation) the distribution of goods and/or services will occur. Forexample, in an embodiment, panticle 3824 may implement that thedistribution area may be purely geographical (e.g., “between the tworivers,” or “within a box defined by specific latitudes and longitudes),political (e.g., within the boundaries of a specific foreign country),or data-based (e.g., “only to areas in which the poverty rate is above85%,” or “only to areas in which HIV infection is above 22%”). Forexample, a part of the distribution rule set may specify that the fundscan only be spent in targeted areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, in an embodiment, panticle 3820 may includepanticle 3826, which may implement verification of a quantity of goodsand/or services that will be distributed. For example, in an embodiment,panticle 3826 may implement an absolute, e.g., “this money must be usedto purchase three thousand (3,000) vaccines,”) or relative (e.g., “30%of this money must be used to purchase vaccines) quantity of goods, andprovide verification to one or more other entities, e.g., entitiesdepicted in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, in an embodiment, panticle 3820 may includepanticle 3828, which may implement verification of a source of the goodsand/or services that are to be distributed. In an embodiment, the“source” may be an unverified location/supplier, and thus theverification implementation may be to verify that the goods and/orservices that are received/performed by the FO/NGO/FI are authentic. Inanother embodiment, the source may be a verified shipper (e.g., shippingvaccine components from the United States), and panticle 3828 mayimplement verification that the goods that were alleged to be shippedfor distribution have arrived and been verified.

Referring again to FIG. 1-H, in an embodiment, panticle 3820 may includepanticle 3829, which may implement the sending of a verification reportthat details verification that was performed by panticle 3820, e.g., oneor more of verifications performed in panticles 3822, 3824, 3826, and3828. In an embodiment, the verification report may detail the workperformed by FO/NGO/FI 3800 if FO/NGO/FI 3800 is the endpoint forservice performance/goods delivery. In an embodiment, the verificationreport may be kept as part of the Daybreak architecture 3100. In anotherembodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may supplement, verify, confirm,or create (and/or prepare for verification) the report, alone or inconjunction with panticle 3820 of FO/NGO/FI 3800.

Referring now to FIG. 1-L, in an embodiment, FIG. 1-L showsimplementation of the distribution chain panticle 4600, e.g., byFO/NGO/FI 3800, although in other embodiments, the distribution chain4600 could be implemented by any of the entities shown in FIG. 1. In anembodiment, panticle 4600 includes panticle 4605, which implements anarchitecture in which the distributor provides evidence with regard togoods and/or services to FO/NGO/FI 3800. For example, in an embodiment,panticle 4605 may include panticle 4610 for providing photographicevidence of goods and/or services being distributed. As specificexamples, although not limiting, panticle 4610 may include one or moreof panticle 4612 for implementing a photograph of the delivery vehicledelivering the goods and/or services, photographs of the license platesof the delivery vehicles or the receiving vehicles, photographs of thedelivery persons (e.g., with optionally facial recognition algorithms toconfirm identity, e.g., as with trusted sources) and panticle 4614 forimplementing a photograph of location-identifying markers, e.g., streetsigns, mountains, and the like.

Referring again to FIG. 1-L, in an embodiment, panticle 4605 mayimplement an architecture that includes panticle 4620, for locationinformation of goods and services being distributed, e.g., GPSpositioning or other location-based services, of, for example, deliveryvehicles, goods, medical personnel, delivery personnel, and the like. Inan embodiment, panticle 4605 may implement an architecture that includespanticle 4630 for monitoring data associated with distribution of goodsand/or services, e.g., various monitoring devices, which may be attachedto various goods, e.g., food goods, shipping containers, vaccines,clothing, etc.) The monitoring devices may use near-field communication,or may be RFID tags. In an embodiment, the monitoring may beaccomplished through surveillance, e.g., visual, infrared, or some otherform, from localized cameras or satellite cameras, for example.

Referring again to FIG. 1-L, in an embodiment, panticle 4605 mayimplement an architecture that includes panticle 4640, that is, aconfirmation form a trusted source, e.g., trusted individualinformation, e.g., at panticle 4642, such as RFID information, serialnumber information, and the like, a trusted organization/individual atpanticle 4644, or an external audit of trustworthiness at panticle 4646.

Referring now again to FIG. 1-H, in an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800 mayprovide mechanisms for implementation of payment of the funds from theaccount 3030 (or other accounts with the funds originally donated, invarious embodiments), to the FO/NGO/FI 3800 (and/or its specificrepresentatives). For example, in an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800 mayinclude a panticle 3830 that implements architecture forregistering/creating an account with external payment architecture(e.g., Daybreak architecture) 3100. In an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800 maycreate an account that allows FO/NGO/FI 3800 to receive funds, preparereports, and ultimately “offboard” the funds from account 3030 (or otheraccounts) to the persons/entities.

It is noted that, although not explicitly shown (because not requiredfor functionality), in an embodiment, some or all of the entitiesdepicted in FIG. 1, and other entities that may participate intransactions related to the funds from user 3005/organization 3015, mayregister with the Daybreak architecture 3100. In an embodiment, user3005, organization 3015, Daybreak architecture 3100, or another entitymay impose registration with the Daybreak architecture 3100 as aprerequisite for participating in activities involving the fundscontributed by user 3005/organization 3015. In another embodiment, user3005, organization 3015, Daybreak architecture 3100, or another entitymay impose registration with the Daybreak architecture 3100 as aprerequisite for endpoint entities to receive funds, that is, it may bea prerequisite for those persons/entities performing the actual servicesin the locations for which the funds are specified. In yet anotherembodiment, registration with Daybreak architecture 3100 may be optionalfor one or more entities shown in FIG. 1. In still another embodiment,registration with some sort of payment architecture, but not necessarilythe Daybreak architecture 3100 (e.g., a competing payment architecturesystem), may be required.

In an embodiment, referring again to FIG. 1-G, FO/NGO/FI 3800 mayinclude panticle 3832, which may, alone or in conjunction with theDaybreak architecture 3100, verify that any distribution of funds to anendpoint entity (e.g., anyone receiving payment for goods and/orservices rendered from the funds) comply with the acquisition and/ordistribution rules specified previously by one or more of the entitiesin FIG. 1. In addition, FO/NGO/FI 3800 may specify further conditions onthe distribution rule set, in various embodiments. In an embodiment,FO/NGO/FI 3800 may include panticle 3834, which may request payment fromthe entity in possession of the funds, e.g., which may be different fromthe entity indicated by Daybreak architecture 3100 in the ledgertransactions. For example, the ledger transactions may show that NU/NEbank 3500 is in possession of 6500 dollars of 10,000 original dollars(the rest being allocated for other entities in the chain), but inactuality the entirety of the 10,000 original dollars may still be withoriginal account 3030. Thus, when the payment is received from the bankaccount (shown in panticle 3836), only one transfer is needed (from theoriginal bank to the destination), although the ledger transactions showthe funds passing between multiple, possibly numerous entities.

Referring now to FIG. 1-D, in an embodiment, FO/NGO/FI 3800 may not haveaccess to a concrete bank. For example, many individual parties outsidethe United States, particularly in poverty-stricken countries, do nothave regular bank accounts or access to bank accounts. Thus, in anembodiment, Daybreak architecture 3100 may interface with a localendpoint payment delivery system, as shown in panticle 4500. Forexample, local endpoint payment delivery system 4500 may be a moneytransfer, financing, or microfinancing service, e.g., M-Pesa, or anyother service, e.g., a Know Your Customer (KYC) service. In anembodiment, a payment delivery system may receive payment instructions,e.g., from Daybreak architecture 3100, or from one of the other entitiesin FIG. 1, or a combination thereof, at panticle 4150. In an embodiment,the individual without a bank account may be identified and/or locatedusing the endpoint payment delivery system at panticle 4520 (thispanticle includes the process of communicating via the endpoint paymentdelivery system, e.g., the M-Pesa system). In an embodiment, payment isthen effected by an external transfer from one of the entities in FIG. 1to the endpoint payment delivery system, at panticle 4530, and thepayment is delivered to the person through the endpoint payment deliverysystem at panticle 4540.

Referring now to FIG. 1-I, FIG. 1-I shows some details of thetracking/verification account, which may, in various embodiments, becontrolled by Daybreak architecture 3100, or may be implemented at oneor more of the entities described throughout FIG. 1, or may beimplemented as some combination thereof.

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, panticle 4100 groups someof the details of the tracking and verification account located insideor outside the United States. In an embodiment, tracking/verificationpanticle 4100 includes a user query unit 4110. User query unit 4110 maybe configured to respond to one or more queries from the user, e.g.,user 3005, or another member of the charity organization 3015, or anyother representative of an entity depicted in FIG. 1 that has been givenaccess to view the system information.

In an embodiment, user query unit 4110 may respond to example queriesfrom an authorized user. A non-exhaustive list of queries is showninside panticle 4110. For example, some of the queries handled by userquery unit 4110 include a current location of funds query (e.g., a queryrequesting location data of some or all of the funds, whether via theledger transactions or the actual accounts where the funds reside), acurrent account balance query (e.g., a query that requests the currentaccount balance, from one or more of the entities described in FIG. 1),a goods and/or services purchased query (e.g., a query that requests adetailed report of the goods and/or services that have been purchasedfrom the account to date), a goods and/or services distributed query(e.g., a query that requests detail regarding to whom the goods and orservices purchased by the account have been distributed), and averification of goods and/or services distributed query (e.g., a querythat shows, for example, if any of the goods and/or services weredistributed in a manner that does not follow the specified rule sets).

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, panticle 4100 may groupsome of the details of the tracking and/or verification account, whichmay be located inside or outside the United States. In an embodiment,tracking/verification panticle 4100 may include a recording unit 4120.Recording unit 4120 may record transactions involving the funds in theaccount 3030, or may record transactions between the various entitiesshown in FIG. 1, or some combination thereof. In an embodiment,recording unit 4120 may record ledger transactions, actual transactions(e.g., ACH transactions or wire transfers), both, or some combinationbased on characteristics. In an embodiment, recording unit panticle 4120may facilitate one or more actions, such as record a location of funds,e.g., at various intervals, for example, a daily recordation, a monthlyrecordation, a check every hour, a check every second, or any intervalwhether repeating or nonrepeating. In an embodiment, recording unitpanticle 4120 may facilitate one or more actions record a transfer offunds, e.g., each time funds are transferred, e.g., whether an actualfunds transfer or a ledger transaction, from any of the entities shownin FIG. 1, to any other entity, or any other transaction that involvesaccount 3030 or the funds contributed by user 3005. The recordation mayoccur on an ad-hoc basis, or may occur at specific intervals (e.g.,every hour, or every day, for example). There may be multiplerecordations and/or multiple reports generated in various embodiments.

Continuing to refer to tracking/verification panticle 4100 in FIG. 1-I,in an embodiment, recording unit panticle 4120 may facilitate one ormore actions, such as record goods and/or services that are acquiredbased on funds in the account 3030 or other funds associated with user3005. For example, when funds are provided for the acquisition ofservices, whether to the endpoint user (e.g., through a payment system,e.g., M-PESA), or to a middle entity (e.g., a sub-contractor), the goodsand/or services that are acquired, or that are alleged to have beenacquired, may be recorded. This may include various verificationtechniques which will be discussed in more detail further herein. In anembodiment, recording unit panticle 4120 may facilitate one or moreactions, such as recording fees associated with various accounts, e.g.,account 3030 as it passes through one more entities in ledgertransactions, or actual account fees, e.g., maintenance fees and/orconvenience fees for one or more actual accounts held by one or moreentities shown in FIG. 1.

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, panticle 4100 may providesome measure of digital security to one or more transactions, whetheractual transactions or ledger transactions, shown in FIG. 1. Forexample, in an embodiment, digital security unit panticle 4130 may beimplemented as a digital security unit that facilitates provision ofdigital security to the account 3030, to another account, to one or moreof the entities shown in FIG. 1-I, to one or more specific transactions,or to some combination thereof. In an embodiment, digital security unit4130 may operate inside or outside the United States, or a combinationthereof. In an embodiment, digital security unit 4130 may include one ormore of identity verification, transaction verification, transactionsecurity, and the like. In an embodiment, digital security unit panticle4130 may use digital currency, e.g., Bitcoin, for one or moretransactions. The use of digital currency may be transparent or may behidden from the participants in the transaction (e.g., the Bitcointransaction is an underlying layer.

In an embodiment, one or more digital currencies may be used, including,for example, a sub-category of digital currencies commonly referred toas cryptocurrencies. Among the best known cryptocurrencies include, forexample, Bitcoin, Ripple, Primecoin, and so forth. Some common featuresamong all of these digital currencies include maintaining a globalelectronic ledger (e.g., in Bitcoin, this is referred to as a “blockchain”) that includes records of all global transactions and arequirement that a relatively complex problem (typically a complexmathematical problem), which in Bitcoin is called “proof of work” besolved whenever a bundle of transactions is to be recorded to the globalelectronic ledger in order to ensure trustworthiness of the recordedtransactions.

In the case of Bitcoins, each transaction requires a new address to beused for each recipient receiving the spent currency. Each transactionis recorded in a transaction block (e.g., a page in global electronicledger), and a transaction block will at least identify theaccount/address that the “spent” digital currency originated from. As aresult, each unit of currency in the bitcoin eco-system can be tracedback to its origin even though Bitcoin is often lauded/despised becauseof its ability to maintain the anonymity of its participates. Thisanonymity feature exists partially because the users whose addresseswhere currencies are being deposited/assigned to remain publicallyanonymous (e.g., only a participant knows the addresses that belong tothe participant). Other types of cryptocurrencies function in similarfashion with some relatively subtle differences.

Although current digital currency systems (e.g., Bitcoin) allows fortracing of individual units of currency (e.g., in Bitcoin, the smallestunit of currency is called a “Satoshi”) back to their origins throughtheir global ledgers (e.g., in Bitcoin, the global ledger is called a“blockchain”), such systems only provide certain basic transactionalinformation (e.g., for a specific transaction, which address was theunit or units of digital currency being reassigned from and whichaddress is the unit or units of digital currency being assigned to,which previous transaction did the unit or units of currency did thecurrency originate from, and a time stamp). Accordingly, systems andmethods are provided herein that employs digital currency that hasmemory and that is able to “remember,” among other things, informationregarding past transactions.

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, digital security unitpanticle 4130 may include one or more implementations of a securepipeline 4134 that ensures security of a transaction between one or moreparties. For example, secure pipeline 4134 may include, as anon-limiting example, a Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) system, or a3-D secure XML-based protocol. Secure pipeline 4134 may include one ormore of such implementations as an electronic wallet, a verified digitalcertificate, a combination of digital certificates and/or digitalsignatures. Secure pipeline 4134 may implement or ensure the use of suchtechnologies as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Secure TransactionTechnology (STT), Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP).

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, tracking/verificationpanticle 4100 may include a real time tracking/accounting panticle 4140.Real time tracking/accounting panticle 4140 may provide one or more realtime functions for, for example, user 3005, although any of the entitiesshown in FIG. 1 may, in various embodiments, have access to real timetracking and/or real time accounting. As mentioned previously withrespect to the panticles as part of the tracking/verification account4100, real time tracking/accounting panticle 4140 may, in variousembodiments, be controlled by Daybreak architecture 3100, or may beimplemented at one or more of the entities described throughout FIG. 1,or may be implemented as some combination thereof. It is noted that,here and throughout the specification, the term “real time” also maymean “near real time,” that is, not delivered in what is colloquiallyconsidered to be “real time,” but near enough to provide a simulation ofreal time, due to delays in transmission, processing, or displaying theinformation, for example.

Referring again to FIG. 1-I, in an embodiment, tracking/verificationpanticle 4100 may include implementation details for a reward/penaltyunit 4150. Reward/penalty unit 4150 may, in various embodiments, becontrolled by Daybreak architecture 3100, or may be implemented at oneor more of the entities described throughout FIG. 1, or may beimplemented as some combination thereof. Reward/penalty unit 4150 may beimplemented by a rule set specified by one or more of the entities shownin FIG. 1, including user 3005 and organization 3015. In an embodiment,reward/penalty unit 4150 may use all or a portion of a default rule setspecified by Daybreak architecture 3100 or one or more of the otherentities. In an embodiment, more than one entity may provide a rule set,and, in an embodiment, multiple rule sets may be honored or attempted tohonor. In another embodiment, a first rule set may supersede a secondrule set. In an embodiment, reward/penalty unit panticle 4150 mayperform one or more of rewarding prompt reporting, penalizing latereporting, returning funds if graft and/or failure to report and/ormisuse of funds is detected, and return of funds if goods and/orservices are not provided within a particular time frame. Verificationof what is happening at endpoints (e.g., through GPS/photographicevidence/etc.) will be discussed in more detail elsewhere in thisapplication.

While particular aspects of the present subject matter described hereinhave been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from the subject matter described hereinand its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are toencompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as arewithin the true spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein.It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, termsused herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of theappended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term“including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” theterm “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term“includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,”etc.).

Configuration of the First Party Device, e.g., a User Device, as Shownin FIG. 2C-1

Referring now to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, FIG. 2C-1 shows animplementation of a user machine/first party machine 220, according tovarious embodiments, operating in environment 200. In an embodiment,user device 220 may be a device associated with a user 100. In anembodiment, user 100 may be an account holder of the attributableaccount. In an embodiment, user 100 may be aphilanthropist/philanthropic organization/philanthropic entity whointends to give away portions of his funds to various charitableinterests. In another embodiment, user 100 may be a for-profit person,business, organization, or other entity. In an embodiment, user 100 maybe the “first party” referenced herein, although in other embodiments,the “first party” may be any person, entity, being, computer, terminal,or other discrete object/person/machine.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, user 100 may beassociated with a first party machine 220. First party machine 220 maybe a whole or portion of a device, any electronic device, or combinationof devices, which may be located together or spread across multipledevices and/or locations. First party machine 220 may be a serverdevice, or may be a user-level device, e.g., including, but not limitedto, a laptop computer, a personal computer, cellular phone, a networkphone, a smartphone, a tablet, a music player, a walkie-talkie, a radio,an augmented reality device (e.g., augmented reality glasses and/orheadphones), wearable electronics, e.g., watches, belts, earphones, or“smart” clothing, earphones, headphones, audio/visual equipment, mediaplayer, television, projection screen, flat screen, monitor, clock,appliance (e.g., microwave, convection oven, stove, refrigerator,freezer), a navigation system (e.g., a Global Positioning System (“GPS”)system), a medical alert device, a remote control, a peripheral, anelectronic safe, an electronic lock, an electronic security system, avideo camera, a personal video recorder, a personal audio recorder, andthe like.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, first party machine 220may include electrical/magnetic/physical storage 222. In an embodiment,electrical/magnetic/physical storage may include any form of storingdata, whether temporary or permanent, for example, in the electricaland/or magnetic field, any sort of memory or data storage, including,but not limited to, random access memory (“RAM”), read only memory(“ROM”), flash memory, hard drives, disk-based media, magnetic storage,optical storage, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, mass storagedevices, programmable read-only memory (“PROM”), erasable programmableread-only memory (“EPROM”), electronically-erasable programmable memory(“EEPROM”), cache memory such as random access memory (RAM), flashmemory, synchronous random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random accessmemory (DRAM), and/or other types of memory. In an embodiment, some suchmemory may be integrated with processor 251 or other components 260. Forexample, first party machine 220 may include a graphics card with aGraphics Processing Unit (GPU) that may be part of processor 251, and adedicated memory that may be part of electrical/magnetic/physicalstorage 222.

In another embodiment, physical storage may refer to physical media onwhich magnetic data are stored, or it may refer to the storage of datacoded into physical objects, e.g., biological constructs, quantumconstructs, and, in a basic sense, physical machines, e.g., a simpleexample of which would be gears and levers that can maintain datastorage, e.g., as in a Difference Engine.

In another embodiment, the electrical/magnetic/physical storage may beremote or partially remote from first party machine 220, such as storedin a cloud storage device, or in situations in which first party machine220 acts as a “thin client” or terminal. As shown in FIGS. 3A-3C, forexample, such implementations are contemplated by FIG. 2C-1, and suchimplementations of remote memory should be considered as part of firstparty machine 220.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, first party machine 220may include a processor 251. Processor 251 may include one or moremicroprocessors, Central Processing Units (“CPU”), a Graphics ProcessingUnits (“GPU”), Physics Processing Units, Digital Signal Processors,Network Processors, Floating Point Processors, and the like. In anembodiment, processor 222 may be a server. In an embodiment, processor222 may be a distributed-core processor. Although processor 222 is as asingle processor that is part of a single device 220, processor 222 maybe multiple processors distributed over one or many devices 220, whichmay or may not be configured to operate together. In an embodiment, allor a portion of processor 251 may be performed remotely, e.g., at aremote site, with first party machine 220 acting as a thin client. Suchimplementations should be considered as the processor 251 as part offirst party machine 220. See, e.g., FIGS. 3A-3C.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, processor 251 mayinclude Error! Reference source not found. 252, which will be discussedin more detail with respect to FIG. 5A herein, Error! Reference sourcenot found. 254, which will be discussed in more detail with respect toFIG. 7A herein, and/or Error! Reference source not found. 256 which willbe discussed in more detail with respect to FIG. 5C herein. What isdepicted in FIG. 2C-1 at processor 251 is that one or moremachines/processes/articles/compositions may include creation of threeor more machines, e.g., within a processor or partially within aprocessor, that correspond to Error! Reference source not found. 252,which will be discussed in more detail with respect to FIG. 5A herein,Error! Reference source not found. 254, which will be discussed in moredetail with respect to FIG. 5B herein, and or Error! Reference sourcenot found. 256 which will be discussed in more detail with respect toFIG. 9A herein.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, first party machine 220may include a resolution circuit 270. A resolution circuit 270 may, as asimplification, connect one or more parts of the first party machine 220that are not specific to the workings described in thisspecification/invention, to the specific machines specified, that isError! Reference source not found. 252, and Error! Reference source notfound. 254. Resolution circuit 270 will be described in more detailfurther herein.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, first party machine 220may include other machine components 260. It is noted that other machinecomponents 260 may be optional components, that is, not every firstparty machine 220 will have all or necessarily any of the componentslisted as other machine components 260. For example, in an embodiment,first party machine 220 may include one or more machine hardware anddevice drivers 262, which may be specific hardware components of firstparty machine 220, and drivers for the specific hardware components,e.g., video drivers, audio drivers, input device drivers, networkcommunications drivers, mass storage drivers, and their concordanthardware components. In an embodiment, first party machine 220 mayinclude a communications network interface 263, in which first partymachine 220 may communicate with other devices. In an embodiment,communications/network interface 263 may be one or more of an Ethernetcard, a LAN card, an antenna (e.g., a 4G LTE antenna), a cable port, anetwork interface card, or similar. Communications/network interface 263may be adapted to communicate with a communication network 240. Invarious embodiments, the communication network 240 may include one ormore of a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), ametropolitan area network (MAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), apersonal area network (PAN), a Worldwide Interoperability for MicrowaveAccess (WiMAX), public switched telephone network (PTSN), a generalpacket radio service (GPRS) network, a cellular network, and so forth.The communication networks 240 may be wired, wireless, or a combinationof wired and wireless networks. It is noted that “communication network”as it is used in this application refers to one or more communicationnetworks, which may or may not interact with each other. It is furthernoted that, throughout this specification, reference may be made to the“two way communication” or “two way connection,” which may utilizecommunication network 240 regardless of whether communication network240 is specifically illustrated.

Referring again to FIG. 2C-1, in an embodiment, first party machine 220may include one or more input/output interfaces 264. Input/outputinterface 264 may include one or more of a speaker, microphone, screen,touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, pen, haptic sensor, environment sensor(e.g., that measures temperature, humidity, motion, speed, etc.), andthe like. In an embodiment, first party machine 220 may include variousimplemented APIs 265 which may be implemented to allow first partymachine 220 to perform various tasks.

It is noted that, although FIG. 2C-1 shows components separately infirst party machine 220, this is merely for convenience. Those skilledin the art will understand that there may be substantial overlap betweencomponents of first party machine 220, particularly in processor 251,which may in fact be many processors/subprocessors used throughout firstparty machine 220, and which may shift through various configurations asspecific machine states faster than human comprehension, e.g., twobillion times per second (e.g., for a device operating at 2 GHz, forexample).

Configuration of the First Party Device, e.g., a User Device, as Shownin FIG. 2C-2

Referring now to FIG. 2C-2, FIG. 2C-2 shows a more detailed version of afirst party machine 220B including a processor 251B, which is adifferent implementation of processor 251, according to anotherembodiment. Many of the features of first party machine 220B are similarto first party machine 220, and those portions which are similar to theembodiments shown in FIG. 2C-1 are not be repeated.

In an embodiment, first party machine 220B may include a processor 251B.Processor 251B may include one or more microprocessors, CentralProcessing Units (“CPU”), a Graphics Processing Units (“GPU”), PhysicsProcessing Units, Digital Signal Processors, Network Processors,Floating Point Processors, and the like. In an embodiment, processor251B may be a server. In an embodiment, processor 251B may be adistributed-core processor. Although processor 251B is illustrated inFIG. 2C-2 as a single processor that is part of a single first partymachine 220B, processor 251B may be multiple processors distributed overone or many first party machine 220B, which may or may not be configuredto operate together.

Processor 251B is illustrated as being configured to execute computerreadable instructions in order to execute one or more operationsdescribed above, and as illustrated in FIG. 14, FIGS. 15A-15F, FIGS.16A-16H, and FIGS. 17A-17C. In an embodiment, processor 222 is designedto be configured to operate as processing module 251, which may includeone or more of an input acceptance circuit 252B, which may be configuredto receive input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set, a first transaction data receiving circuit 254Bthat may be configured to receive first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds, and a second transaction data receiving circuit 256Bconfigured to receive second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity.

In an embodiment, first party machine 220B may includeelectrical/magnetic/physical storage 222. In an embodiment,electrical/magnetic/physical storage 222 may include processorconfiguration instructions 222A which cause the processor 251B to formvarious circuits, e.g., input acceptance circuit 252B, first transactiondata receiving circuit 254B, and second transaction data receivingcircuit 256B. Processor configuration instructions 222A may allowprocessor 251B to use advanced techniques to form the various circuits,including pipelining, instruction-level parallelism, branch prediction,branch delays, instruction scheduling, out-of-order execution, andinstruction cache. Although these implementations may exist (and may beimplemented with a modern processor), the circuits shown in processor251B may be formed at some point in the cycle, even if different partsof the circuit are broken down and re-purposed according to theinstruction unit of processor 251B. Such implementations, usually donefor processor optimization (although not always) should not beconsidered as preventing or not implementing the formation of thevarious circuits of processor 251B, e.g., input acceptance circuit 252B,first transaction data receiving circuit 254B, and second transactiondata receiving circuit 256B. The same is true for the implementationsdiscussed throughout this application, including with respect to FIG.2C-1 and elsewhere.

Exemplary Environment 200D of Daybreak Architecture (FIG. 2D)

Referring now to FIG. 2D, FIG. 2D shows an implementation of thedaybreak architecture, e.g., daybreak architecture 250D, according tovarious embodiments. It is noted that, throughout this disclosure, withregards to the daybreak architecture and/or other elements describedherein, different numbers may be used to describe similar/the sameelements. In such an instance, it is to be understood that suchnumbering is merely to distinguish embodiments, which may beinterchangeable unless logically inconsistent.

Referring again to FIG. 2D, in an embodiment, daybreak architecture 250Dhas a single attributable account 252D. Attributable account 252D mayreside at a bank, either foreign or domestically. Any time funds, e.g.,new attributable funds, e.g., attributable funds 253D, are put into thedaybreak architecture, the funds are transferred to the attributableaccount. In an embodiment, in the actual underlying bank account 248D ofbank 247D that is associated with daybreak architecture 250D, the fundsmay (but are not required to) be commingled. In an embodiment, forexample, attributable funds 249D, other unrelated attributable funds243D and 242D are deposited into the same bank account 248D. Thedaybreak architecture 250D manages the attributable funds 253D and theother attributable funds 254D and 255D and prevents the funds frombecoming entangled.

Exemplary Environment 200E of Daybreak Architecture (FIG. 2D)

Referring now to FIG. 2E, in an embodiment, daybreak architecture 250Dhas multiple attributable accounts, e.g., 252E, 254E, and 255E, whichcontain attributable funds 253E, 256E, and 257E, respectively. In anembodiment, each attributable account represents a separate bank accountin an underlying bank, e.g., attributable account 252E may be associatedwith underlying bank account 248E, other attributable account 254E maybe associated with bank account 244E, and other attributable account255E may be associated with bank account 245E. It is noted that bankaccounts 248E, 244E, and 245E need not be lodged with the same bank.Moreover, in various embodiments, the accounts kept at various banks maynot match exactly with the accounts managed by the daybreak architecture250E. For example, if the bank associated with bank account 244E offersbetter terms of service for the account if there is more than tenmillion dollars in the account, then multiple accounts may be combinedor split so that the money “actually” resides in bank account 244E. Insuch embodiments, the location of the funds is managed by daybreakarchitecture 250E, such that, if movement of funds to/from theunderlying accounts is required, the architecture determines which banksfrom which to withdraw the funds.

Exemplary Embodiment of Daybreak Architecture 3100 (FIGS. 2F-2N)

FIGS. 2F to 2N describe a transfer of funds through the daybreakarchitecture 3100, according to one embodiment. It is noted that this ismerely an example embodiment and is not intended to be limiting, butrather to be illustrative of one example of a process executed by thedaybreak architecture 3100 and first party machine 220.

For example, referring now to FIG. 2F, FIG. 2F shows a first step in theuse of the daybreak architecture 250F. In an embodiment, a user ororganization, e.g., user 251F, wants to deposit ten million dollars oftheir money to be managed by the daybreak architecture. This isaccomplished by first registering with the daybreak architecture 250F,providing, for example, a username and password, e.g., as described inFIGS. 1-E and 1-B, for example. Upon registering for the daybreakarchitecture 250F, the deposit is made internally to the daybreakarchitecture for 10 million dollars to user 251F's attributable account252F (1) in FIG. 2F). In an embodiment, after/before/concurrently withthe allocation within the daybreak architecture 250F, the ten milliondollars is transferred from original bank account 205F to the accountassociated with the daybreak architecture, e.g., through an ACH or othersimilar type of transfer (e.g., wire transfer) (e.g., (2) in FIG. 2F).

Referring now to FIG. 2G, in an embodiment, the user 251F wants to“transfer six million dollars to a large foreign entity (LFE 280G) forcharitable purposes.” In the daybreak architecture, an internaltransaction is made from the attributable account 252F to the daybreakarchitecture account associated with LFE 280G, that is, account 252G.This transaction is checked for compliance with the distribution ruleset, and may be approved, denied, or held pending further review.

In an embodiment, Daybreak Architecture transfers 6 million dollars fromthe attributable account 252F to an account within daybreak architectureassociated with LFE 280G. Regardless of the outcome of the check forcompliance with the distribution rule set, no actual funds transfertakes place—e.g., the six million dollars stays with the daybreakarchitecture account 262F where it was transferred in FIG. 2F.

Referring now to FIG. 2H, in an embodiment, after receiving the sixmillion dollars, LFE 280G wants to transfer two million dollars to asubcontractor 280H, e.g., to build a hospital. In an embodiment, twomillion dollars will be transferred from the daybreak architectureaccount associated with LFE 280G, that is, daybreak architecture account252G, to the daybreak architecture account associated with sub 280H,that is daybreak architecture account 252H. As before, DaybreakArchitecture transfers 2 million dollars from the Account 252G of LFE280G to Subcontractor SUB280H who complies with the Distribution RuleSet (1) in FIG. 2H, but (2) no actual funds transfer happens between thevarious banks. The ten million dollars is still in account 262F.

Referring now to FIG. 2I, FIG. 2I shows what happens if a proposedtransfer does not comply with the distribution rule set. As shown inFIG. 2I, in an embodiment, LFE 280G attempts to transfer one milliondollars to subcontractor 280I, e.g., who is not on an approved list, orwho fails the fraud prevention analysis (e.g., as discussed in moredetail in FIG. 5). In an embodiment, the transaction is denied fornoncompliance with the distribution rule set, and no money istransferred, either within the daybreak architecture or in the actualunderlying banks.

In an embodiment, the daybreak architecture 250F may be set to initiallyallow the transaction to go through, but then “claw back” the funds,whether by human intervention or failure of one of the automated fraudprotection analyses. Due to the daybreak architecture not actuallymoving the money between bank accounts, this claw back becomes simplerto perform.

Referring now to FIG. 2J, in an embodiment, Sub 280H (who received twomillion dollars in FIG. 2H), wants to transfer one million dollars totrucking company 280J for purchasing cement mixer trucks. In anembodiment, this transaction is again checked for compliance with thedistribution rule set. In an embodiment, the transaction clears thedistribution rule set, and one million dollars is transferred fromdaybreak architecture account 252H to daybreak architecture account252K, as shown in (1) of FIG. 2J. It is noted, however, that no actualfunds transfer takes place (2).

Referring now to FIG. 2K, in an embodiment, Trucking Company (TrCo) 280Jneeds the million dollars to gas up the trucks (for example). In anembodiment, Trucking Company is going to use the one million dollars topay for gas. So, TrCo 280J makes a request to “offboard” the funds, thatis, to remove them from the daybreak architecture 250F. The transactionagain may be checked for compliance with the distribution rule set—e.g.,the trucking company may be allowed only to spend 100,000 dollars at atime. But, in an embodiment, if the transaction is approved in view ofthe distribution rule set, the transaction is approved, and recordedwithin the daybreak architecture (1). In an embodiment, funds are thentransferred directly from the bank associated with the daybreakarchitecture 260F to the bank associated with the TrCo 280J. Thus, allmiddle entities are avoided, and fees can be reduced, which may be smallif all ACHs are used, but other forms of transfer may be more, to saynothing of fees associated with establishing many accounts at many banksalong the way.

Referring now to FIG. 2L, in an embodiment, the Sub 280H may want tospend the funds directly, e.g., to buy large quantities of concretedirectly to save money. In an embodiment, Sub 280H requests to offboard500,000 dollars, and the transaction is checked with the distributionrule set. If the transaction clears, then (1) the transfer is recordedwithin the daybreak architecture and (2) the funds are transferreddirectly from the attributable account either 1) to the concretesupplier or 2) to the sub 280H account, depending on variousembodiments.

Referring now to FIG. 2M, in an embodiment, the Sub 280H may be owed100,000 dollars in management fees for overseeing the project. In anembodiment, assuming this withdrawal complies with the distribution ruleset (e.g., management fees are capped at 10% of total imbursement), thenthe withdrawal is recorded within the daybreak architecture (1), and thefunds are transferred directly to the Sub 280H bank account, where thefunds are no longer tracked by the daybreak architecture because theyhave been “paid” to the Sub 280H.

Referring now to FIG. 2N, in an embodiment, LFE 260G may be owed1,000,000 dollars in management fees for overseeing the project. In anembodiment, assuming this withdrawal complies with the distribution ruleset, then the withdrawal is recorded within the daybreak architecture(1), and the funds are transferred directly to the LFE 280G's bankaccount 262G, where the funds are no longer tracked by the daybreakarchitecture.

FIG. 3

Referring now to FIG. 3A, FIG. 3A shows a high level view of varioussystems that interact in order to facilitate first party machine 220 tooperate. For example, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, a firstparty device, e.g., a computer 310, that is created by a corporateentity “C” is shown.

Referring again to FIG. 3A, FIG. 3A shows parts or wholes of at leastone of (a) driving a state change of a data presentation device within adomestic (United States) jurisdiction; (b) driving a state change of adata communication device within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction; and (c) driving a state change of a data computationdevice within a domestic (United States) jurisdiction may includereceiving a signal of at least one state change outside United Statesjurisdiction, and in response to the signal of at least one state changeoutside United States jurisdiction driving a state change of a datapresentation device within United States jurisdiction, (b) driving astate change of a data communication device within United Statesjurisdiction, or (c) driving a state change of a data computation devicewithin United States jurisdiction. For example, in an embodiment,receiving a signal of at least one state change outside United Statesjurisdiction (e.g., receiving a signal over two-way connection 392 fromcorporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g., “Google CloudServices Server Farm”), which, in an embodiment, may be placed slightlybeyond United States jurisdiction in an effort to avoid some UnitedStates patents as drafted (e.g., server farm on a barge inextraterritorial waters or in Canada/Mexico/Trinidad-Tobago, etc.); andin response to the signal of at least one state change outside UnitedStates jurisdiction (e.g., the signal received from and transmitted intothe Unites States via corporate entity “A” Computer and program 330(e.g., “Google Cloud Services Server Farm”) outside the United Statesconnection with the United States in the form of two-way connection392), for example, at least one of (a) driving a state change of a datapresentation device within United States jurisdiction (e.g., changing avoltage driving a pixel of a display of desktop computer 310 owned byperson/entity 305 within United States Jurisdiction in response to theGoogle signal, which may be evidenced by noting a change in display(e.g., “now connecting to Google Cloud Services . . . ”), (b) driving astate change of a data communication device within United Statesjurisdiction (e.g., changing a current within a modem of desktopcomputer corporate entity “C” computer 310) owned by person 305 withinUnited States Jurisdiction, in response to a signal receivedfrom/transmitted by a processor in corporate entity “A” Computer andprogram 330 (e.g., “Google Cloud Services Server Farm”), or (c) drivinga state change of a data computation device within United Statesjurisdiction in response to an electronic current/voltage/photonicpulse/electromagnetic wave transmitted over two-way communication 392 bycorporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g., “Google CloudServices Server Farm”).

In addition, in an embodiment, it will be understood that receiving asignal of at least one state change outside United States jurisdiction,and in response to the signal of at least one state change outsideUnited States jurisdiction driving a state change of a data presentationdevice within United States jurisdiction, (b) driving a state change ofa data communication device within United States jurisdiction, or (c)driving a state change of a data computation device within United Statesjurisdiction also constitutes action/presence within United Statesjurisdiction in that when another endpoint 393B of two-way connection393, in the ownership or control of another legal entity, e.g., that maybe different from person 305, and in which said another legal entity,who in some instances might be outside of United States jurisdiction(e.g., Corporate User/Legal Owner 341 of Corporate Entity “Z” computer &program (e.g., “Amazon Cloud Services Server Farm”) placed slightlyoutside of U.S. Jurisdiction as an attempted legal strategy to avoidsome patent claims as drafted) also drives a state change in the UnitedStates since the communications channel 393 extends all the way into theUnited States and causes a state change in single end 393A (e.g.,computer 310 owned by person/entity 305) in much the same way thatpoking someone in the eye with a stick while standing in Canada willexpose the person (in Canada) wielding the stick to U.S. jurisdiction.

Referring now to FIG. 3B, FIG. 3B shows a high level view of varioussystems that interact in order to facilitate first party machine 220 tooperate. For example, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, a firstparty device, e.g., a computer 310, which is created by a corporateentity “C” is shown. Referring again to FIG. 3B, FIG. 3B shows thatparts and/or wholes of driving a change of matter or energy within theownership or control of a single legal entity may include at least oneof (a) driving a state change of a data presentation device within adomestic (United States) jurisdiction; (b) driving a state change of adata communication device within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction; and (c) driving a state change of a data computationdevice within a domestic (United States) jurisdiction. For example, inan embodiment, at least one of (a) driving a state change of a datapresentation device within domestic (e.g., United States) jurisdiction,which may be evidenced by noting a change in display (e.g., “nowconnecting to Microsoft's Cloud Services . . . ”); (b) driving a statechange of a data communication device within a domestic (e.g., UnitedStates) jurisdiction (e.g., changing a current within a component, e.g.,a network communications interface, e.g., a modem), of corporate entity“C” computer 310 owned by person/entity 305 within domestic (e.g.,United States) jurisdiction, in response to a signal received from aprocessor in corporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g.,“Google Cloud Services Server Farm”) will also constitute action bylegal owner/user of corporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g.,“Google Cloud Services Server Farm”), e.g., “Google” in this example, inthe domestic territory (e.g., the United States) (e.g., analogous to thestick example, corporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g.,“Google Cloud Services Server Farm”), which as illustrated will often,as an attempted legal strategy, likely be placed slightly beyond UnitedStates jurisdiction in an effort to avoid some United States patents asdrafted (e.g., server farm on a barge in extraterritorial water, buttwo-way communication extends into and causes state change within theUnited States)—which may be evidenced by a change in display (e.g., “nowconnecting to Google Cloud Services . . . ”) and when it is known thatcorporate entity “A” Computer and program 330 (e.g., “Google CloudServices Server Farm” is providing a back end, or (c) driving a statechange of a data computation device within domestic, e.g., United Statesjurisdiction (e.g., a processor in corporate entity “A” computer andprogram 330, e.g., “Apple Cloud Services Server Farm” located in, forexample, Eden Prairie, Minn., USA).

Referring now to FIG. 3C, FIG. 3C shows a high level view of varioussystems that interact in order to facilitate first party machine 220 tooperate. For example, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3C, a firstparty device, e.g., a computer 310, which is created by a corporateentity “C” is shown. Referring again to FIG. 3C, FIG. 3C shows thatparts and/or wholes of “creating one or more machine states that link atleast two parts of . . . ” (e.g., as described in operations noticeclause 1) may include driving a change of matter or energy within adomestic (United States) jurisdiction. For example, driving a change ofmatter or energy within the ownership or control of a single legalentity within domestic (e.g., United States) jurisdiction (e.g., desktopcomputer 310 owned by person/entity 305 (e.g., which may be a LegalCorporation/Partnership) to form a single endpoint 393A of a two-waycommunication channel 393 where another end 393B may be in the ownershipor control of another legal entity, different from person/entity 305,who in some instances might be inside United States jurisdiction but whoin other instances might be outside of United States jurisdiction (e.g.,Corporate Entity “Z” Computer & Program 340, e.g., (“Apple CloudServices Server Farm”), which as illustrated, may in some instances bewithin United States jurisdiction but which will often, in view of legalstrategies to avoid infringement, more likely be placed slightly beyondUnited States jurisdiction in an effort to avoid some United Statespatents as drafted (e.g., server farm in Canada/Mexico/Trinidad-Tobago,etc.). In addition, it will be understood that driving a change ofmatter or energy within a domestic (United States) jurisdiction is alsoachieved when another end 392B in the ownership or control of yetanother legal entity—also different from person/entity 305 and possiblydifferent from corporate entity 341B,—who in some instances might beoutside of United States jurisdiction (e.g., Corporate Entity “Z”Computer & Program 340, e.g., (“Apple Cloud Services Server Farm”),placed slightly outside of U.S. Jurisdiction as an attempted legalstrategy to avoid some patent claims as drafted) also drives a statechange in the United States since the communications channel 393 extendsall the way into the United States and causes a state change in singleend 393A (e.g., computer 310 owned by person/entity 305) in much thesame way that poking someone in the eye with a stick while standing inCanada will expose the person (in Canada) wielding the stick to U.S.jurisdiction).

Referring now to FIG. 3D, FIG. 3D shows a high level view of varioussystems that interact in order to facilitate first party machine 220 tooperate. For example, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3D, a firstparty device, e.g., a computer 310, that is created by a corporateentity “C” is shown. Referring again to FIG. 3D, FIG. 3D shows thatparts and/or wholes of “creating one or more machine states that link atleast two parts of . . . ” (e.g., as described in operations noticeclause 1) may include driving a change of matter or energy within theownership or control of a single legal entity, for example, driving achange of matter or energy within the ownership or control of a singlelegal entity (e.g., person within United States jurisdiction 305D, whomay be tablet/smartphone computer user) to form a single end 393A of atwo-way communication channel 393 (e.g., fiber optic cable) where theother end 393B might be in the ownership or control of another legalentity different from person/entity 305D (e.g., Corporate User/LegalOwner 341D of Corporate Entity “Z” Computer & Program 340, e.g., “AmazonCloud Services Server Farm,” which as illustrated, may in some instancesbe within United States jurisdiction but which will often more likely beplaced slightly beyond United States jurisdiction in an effort to avoidsome United States patents as drafted (e.g., server farm inCanada/Mexico/Trinidad-Tobago, etc.) but it will be understood thateither party individually closing a connection from either endconstitutes a joint and several making or using of theillustrated/described machines/articles/compositions/processes (i.e.,single entities, as shown in the figures, are noticed up that closing aconnection to form subject matter herein is claimed to be direct literalinfringement by a single entity irrespective of whether two (or more)legal entities have “parted up” the subject matter disclosed herein. Inaddition, it will be understood that driving a change of matter orenergy within the ownership or control of a single legal entity alsoconstitutes making/using subject matters disclosed herein in that whenanother end 393B, of communications channel 393, in the ownership orcontrol of another legal entity—different from person 305D—who in someinstances might be inside of United States jurisdiction (e.g., e.g.,Corporate User/Legal Owner 341D of Corporate Entity “Z” Computer &Program 340, e.g., “Amazon Cloud Services Server Farm,”) as an attemptedlegal strategy to avoid some patent claims as drafted) also drives astate change constituting making/using subject matters herein since thecommunications channel 393 is within the control of e.g., CorporateUser/Legal Owner 341D of Corporate Entity “Z” Computer & Program 340,e.g., “Amazon Cloud Services Server Farm,” and thus such statechange/closing a connection constitutes making/using the system in itsentirety by any such legal entity so closing/connecting irrespective oflegal ownership of the individual component parts. Thus any party soclosing/connecting (e.g., via closing of an electronic switch or relaysuch as might be used in fiber optic or wireless communication)makes/uses the claimed subject matter and is noticed up thatjoint/several liability for infringement via such closing/connection istaught and contemplated.

FIG. 4

Referring now to FIG. 4A, FIG. 4A shows some various fraud detectionschemes that may be implemented by daybreak architecture 3100. Forexample, in an embodiment, there are some “phantom vendor” schemespecific patterns that may be recognized, which will be discussed inmore detail herein.

Referring now to FIG. 4A, in an embodiment, the daybreak architecturemay, optionally through use of the distribution rule set, perform one ormore fraud detection schemes 400. For example, in an embodiment, onefraud detection scheme 400 covered by the daybreak architecture is aphantom vendor fraud detection scheme 410. In this fraud scheme, a dirtycontractor or entity makes a payment to a vendor that either doesn'texist (and then steals the money), or a “shadow” vendor that will kickback all or a portion of the money to the dirty entity in exchange forreleasing the funds to them.

In an embodiment, referring again to FIG. 4A, each transaction mayreceive a “score,” based on one or more factors regarding how suspiciousthe activity is. For example, there may be many factors that, bythemselves would not be suspicious, but added up, make the overalltransaction suspicious enough to either halt the transaction or call forfurther review of the transaction prior to allowing the transactionthrough the daybreak architecture or through offboarding the funds. Inan embodiment, for example, if a transaction is done late at night, on aweekend, with a newly-established vendor, with a vendor that only has apost office box, with a vendor with a middling trust factor, with avendor with no prior history of authentication, e.g., through RFIDtagging, pictures, etc., alone these factors may be insufficient totrigger a refusal, but together they may provide a “score” thatindicates to hold or deny the transaction.

For example, in an embodiment, transaction timing may matter (e.g.,transaction timing 422). In another embodiment, suspicious vendoractivity 424 may matter. An example of this would be at 426, where, uponpayment creation, identify payments made to a vendor that had beendormant for 12 months, had vendor details changed, and then received apayment. A dormant vendor (one that hasn't had any transactions relatedto it in, for example, over a year) could potentially be hijacked by aperpetrator in order to avoid the scrutiny that is associated with “new”vendors. Once the vendor has been modified to reflect the phantom vendordetails, it is ready to receive fraudulent payments. If a vendor hasn'tbeen used for more than twelve months, e.g., has its details changed,and receives a payment within sixty days, e.g., of that change, flag thetransaction for this analytic. In various embodiments, the daybreakarchitecture would make this a difficult fraud scheme to execute.

Upon vendor modification, identify vendors that have had informationdetails changed, received a payment, and then had the informationchanged back to the initial value. A previously approved vendor can be“borrowed” by a fraud perpetrator and temporarily used as a phantomvendor. In various embodiments, the daybreak architecture would makethis a difficult fraud scheme to execute.

Upon vendor creation or modification, identify vendors that only have aPO Box or an address that houses boxes, such as Mailboxes, Etc., listedas an address, may contribute to a lower score, because many vendorshave a brick and mortar address they use for their business dealings andrelated correspondence. While there are legitimate reasons for a vendorto only have a PO Box as an address, it may flag various analytics.

Upon invoice creation, identify invoices for a vendor where that vendorhas one user for all of the invoices it submitted, because, in anembodiment, if multiple people deal with a vendor, it may be moredifficult to cover up fraudulent activity. If a vendor's invoices areonly created or approved by one person, it is riskier than if a vendorhas exposure to various users. If an invoice for a vendor that only hasone user for all of its invoices is detected, flag the transaction forthis analytic.

Upon invoice creation, identify invoices for a single vendor that aresequentially numbered, or payments to a vendor that have no othercustomers, or vendors that have a name that consists only of initials,or that is very short, e.g., four or fewer characters). A more genericsounding vendor could provide almost any type of product or service andmay be harder to track. If a vendor name is particularly short orcontains just initials, flag the transaction for this analytic.

Referring now to FIG. 4B, in an embodiment, daybreak architecture 3100may receive a signal that offboarding has been requested and approved450. In an embodiment, daybreak architecture now may communicate withthe underlying bank 480 of the offboarding entity and/or the bankassociated with the attributable account. In an embodiment, an XML fileis generated 455, and transmitted to the bank 460. The XML file mayinclude instructions for the bank to take certain actions, e.g., executean ACH. In an embodiment, the XML file may be made according to thebank's standard or specification, or a national/group/consortiumspecification, e.g., Open Financial Exchange (OFX) XML Schema,Interactive Financial Exchange (IFX), and the like.

Electronic Systems and Methods for Employing Digital Currency

In an embodiment, one hurdle faced by charitable organizations andfor-profit organizations (e.g., private business), when suchorganizations distribute funds is the diversion of monetary funds andresources from reaching their intended targets/recipients. The diversionof funds and/or resources may be as a result of many factors including,for example, corruption, incompetence, and so forth. Of course, suchproblems are not limited to charitable and commercial interests but mayalso be faced by private individuals. For example, parents often givetheir children money for specific purposes (e.g., education, athleticgear, food, etc.). However, it is not uncommon for children, uponreceiving funds from their parents, use the money for other purposes(e.g., drugs, movies, clothes, etc.). This type of problem can alsoarise in trust/beneficiary situations where a beneficiary spends moneyintended for use in education for drugs.

Accordingly, in an embodiment, systems and methods are included thatallow for tracking and/or tracing of funds, e.g., attributable funds,e.g., digital currency, to and from various entities, e.g., so that onemay determine how, what, who, and/or when one or more units ofattributable funds (e.g., digital currency) are spent and or used. Forexample, in an embodiment, a source entity (e.g., a charity, a businessorganization, a parent, a citizen investor, etc.) to determine whetherthe funds (e.g., attributable funds, e.g., digital currency) provided bythem are actually being spent for their intended purposes and/or whetherthe funds are actually reaching the intended recipients (e.g., avillager or a farmer in a third world country). In some embodiments,this may be accomplished by employing a digital currency that hasmemory, either through storage of the digital currency itself or throughtransmissions of the digital currency within a framework, e.g., theDaybreak architecture. In an embodiment, the digital currency, eitherseparately or within the architecture, may record, among other things,who, when, how, and/or upon what the digital currency was used, e.g.,for the exchange of goods and/or services.

In various embodiments, the systems and methods may be implemented usingone or more network devices (e.g., one or more servers, workstations,mass storage, etc.). In one or more embodiment, the systems and methodsmay be implemented as one or more electronic payment systems, e.g.,which may be linked, e.g., through the Daybreak architecture. TheDaybreak architecture, in one or more embodiments, may be implementedusing dedicated circuitry such as an ASIC, or in programmable circuitry(e.g., one or more processors, FPGAs, etc.) executing machine readableinstructions (e.g., software).

In an implementation, a computationally-implemented method implementedby a network computer system may include receiving a request, e.g., at adevice, e.g., accepting input, that regards an attributable account,e.g., to reassign one or more units of a digital currency, e.g.,attributable funds, from a first pseudo-identity (e.g., a representationand/or an account or other structure associated with an entity withinthe Daybreak architecture). The request may be a request for transactiondata indicating a first transmission of particular funds (e.g., units ofdigital currency) from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity (e.g., a first entity, or a first pseudo-identity of a firstentity). The request may include a further request for secondtransaction data indicating a second transmission of particular funds(e.g., units of digital currency) from the second downstream entity(e.g., a first entity, or a first pseudo-identity of a first entity), tothe third downstream entity (e.g., the second entity or the secondpseudo-identity of the second entity.

FIG. 5 Implementation

Referring now to FIG. 5A, FIG. 5A shows processor 251, according tovarious embodiments. Specifically, FIG. 5A shows that, in an embodiment,an at least one input acceptance machine having state set at least inpart by switch-state logic, may be specified to establish at least oneinput acceptance machine state 502, which may be implemented as Error!Reference source not found. 502. In an embodiment, an at least one inputacceptance machine 252 may be specified to establish Error! Referencesource not found. 502 for at least one of Error! Reference source notfound. 504. For example, at least one input acceptance machine state(e.g., a machine state of a cell phone device that is multipletransistors ordered on a Snapdragon mobile chip) defined by at least onemachine state of at least one first-party-associated device (e.g., acellular telephone in the hands of a philanthropist/user) triggered bydetection of at least one machine-state pecuniary flag vector (e.g., anengineering approximation/electronic representation of the humanexperience that the user has inputted a command to the device to performsome action related to the attributable account, e.g., display somedetail, view the status, update the distribution rule set, etc.). It isnoted that the distribution rule set may be changed by the user, aloneor in concert with other entities, depending on the needs of the user,and on other factors (e.g., the use of the funds in the attributableaccount, the conditions in the area to which the attributable funds areto be applied).

In an embodiment, Error! Reference source not found. 502 for at leastone of electrical/magnetic/physical storage (e.g., nonvolatile memory)of at least one original machine state associated with a command (e.g.,“display the account balance in the attributable account”) directed toan engineering approximation of an attributable account (e.g., theengineering approximation on the device 220 that corresponds to theattributable account details associated with the daybreak architecture3100, e.g., which in an embodiment may be received at least in part fromthe daybreak architecture, e.g., in preparation for responding to theuser's inputted command) contains attributable funds (e.g., funds in anaccount that are subject to a distribution rule set) and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities (e.g., theattributable funds may be distributed to one or more entities, e.g.,financial entities, e.g., banks, governmental organizations,contractors, laborers, service providers, goods providers, and thelike).

Referring again to FIG. 5A, processor 251 may include Error! Referencesource not found. 502. Specifically, FIG. 5A shows that, in anembodiment, an at least one input acceptance machine having state set atleast in part by switch-state logic, may be specified to establish atleast one input acceptance machine state 502, which may be Error!Reference source not found. In an embodiment, Error! Reference sourcenot found. 502 may include at least one of at least onefirst-party-associated device machine state (e.g., a state indicatingthat data has been stored at a particular location) that includes atleast one accepted command (e.g., “show me how many transactions havebeen denied because they violated a specific portion of the distributionrule set”) directed to the engineering approximation of the attributableaccount (e.g., the engineering approximation on the device 220 thatcorresponds to the attributable account details associated with thedaybreak architecture 3100, e.g., which in an embodiment may be receivedat least in part from the daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 5A, in an embodiment, there may be two-waycommunication between first party machine 220 (not pictured) anddaybreak architecture 3100, which may receive a command directed to theaccount that is received from the first party machine, and then appliedto the attributable account 3030, for example. In an embodiment,daybreak architecture 3100 may supply information about the account thatallows formation of, e.g., the engineering approximation of anattributable account.

Referring now to FIG. 5B, FIG. 5B shows one or more implementations ofprocessor 251. As previously described, processor 251 may include Error!Reference source not found. 252. In an embodiment, Error! Referencesource not found. 252 may be specified to establish Error! Referencesource not found. 502 for at least one of Error! Reference source notfound. 504. In an embodiment, processor 251 may include an Error!Reference source not found. 259.

Referring again to FIG. 5B, in an embodiment, an engineeringapproximation of the attributable account 259 may include an Error!Reference source not found. 257. For example, the Error! Referencesource not found. 259 may include an attributable account definitionmachine state defined at least partly based on an engineeringapproximation of the distribution rule set that specifies one or moreconditions (e.g., one or a set of machine states that specifies thedistribution rule set, e.g., “transactions must be under 100,000dollars,” or “transactions may only be conducted with trusted parties,”or “transactions may not be carried out on holiday weekends,” or “thespecific known bad actors may not be included as a recipient of funds inany transactions” associated with said attributable funds (e.g., thefunds for which the distribution rule set is implemented).

Referring again to FIG. 5B, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 259 may include Error! Reference source not found.258. For example, in an embodiment, Error! Reference source not found.259 may include an attributable account adjustment machine state definedat least partly based on an engineering approximation of an adjustment(e.g., a withdrawal or a deposit) to be applied to the attributablefunds (e.g., the funds that are tracked in the project daybreakarchitecture 3100) of the attributable account (e.g., account 3030).

Referring now to FIG. 5C, in an embodiment, FIG. 5C shows one or moreimplementations of the Error! Reference source not found. 252. In anembodiment, Error! Reference source not found. 252 may include Error!Reference source not found. 535. The Error! Reference source not found.535 may include an Error! Reference source not found. 537. Theinput-processing-and-acceptance-circuit 537, as shown in FIG. 5C, may beconfigured to transition to at last one voltage which an integratedcircuit data sheet equates to LOGIC TRUE when the conditions shown withdotted lines in FIG. 5C are met, that is the condition of Error!Reference source not found. 537A constitutes Error! Reference source notfound. 537B. It is noted that although FIG. 5C shows implementations ofcircuits that are part of machines that are part of the processor 251,FIG. 5C also shows the conditions that allow a particular circuit toevaluate to logic-true, which allows processing, e.g., the creation ofother circuits within processor 251, to continue.

Referring now to FIG. 5D, in an embodiment, FIG. 5D shows one or moreimplementations of the at least one input acceptance machine state 502according to various embodiments. For example, as shown in FIG. 5D, theError! Reference source not found. 502 may be implemented at least inpart as a Error! Reference source not found. 530. For example, theError! Reference source not found. 502 may be implemented at least inpart as a switched circuit (e.g., a circuit that uses one or morehardware elements, e.g., transistors, to implement so-called “switches,”which in an embodiment, are binary representations that can be chainedtogether to represent complex expressions) having one or more switchedstates (e.g., a state of one or more hardware elements based on thebinary states of many switches, e.g., which may be implemented astransistors on a computer chip) set at last in part by switch statelogic (e.g., logic that specifies how the transistors are to act, withsimple logic building blocks to form complex logical chains, e.g., whichmay be so vast as to be beyond simple human comprehension) specified toorder as the machine state of at least one first-party-associated device(e.g., a wearable computer, e.g., an Apple watch that is configured todisplay push-notifications regarding the attributable account andparticular status changes, e.g., in an embodiment, a push-notificationis sent each time an amount over a certain threshold value istransferred and/or offboarded) triggers by detection of at least onemachine-state pecuniary flag vector (e.g., a machine representation thatindicates something about the attributable account, e.g., that a userhas requested data about the attributable account or is issuing acommand or function to the attributable account).

Referring again to FIG. 5C, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 530 may be implemented as a Error! Reference sourcenot found. 532. For example, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 530 may be implemented as the transistorized circuithaving one or more transistor states set at least in part by specialpurpose circuitry of the at least one first-party-associated device andtriggered by detection of the at least one machine-state pecuniary flagvector that is a machine representation of a change in a real-worldstate (e.g., money has been withdrawn, offboarded, or moved aroundwithin the daybreak architecture 3100, or a status of one of the rulesof the distribution rule set has changed) of the attributable account(e.g., an account established by a non-philanthropist that is aconstruction contractor) 532.

Referring again to FIG. 5C, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 532 may be implemented as a Error! Reference sourcenot found. 534. For example, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 532 may be implemented as a transistorized circuithaving one or more transistor states set at least in part by specialpurpose logical circuitry logic specified at least in part by at leastone computer program (e.g., an account management computer program,e.g., a standalone application, or an add-in to an existing managementprogram, e.g., QuickBooks) compatible with at least one operating system(e.g., Windows, Apple iOS, Google Android, Linux, etc.), the at leastone computer program at least partially operably linked (e.g., thecomputer program receives data and/or commands and/or configurationand/or user data and/or user profiles and/or instructions) to the Error!Reference source not found. and triggered by detection of the Error!Reference source not found. (e.g., a machine representation of a changein a real-world state of the attributable account (e.g., the funds inthe account have dropped below a certain value), wherein theattributable account is a managed account including more than onerepresentation of attributable funds (e.g., the attributable accountincludes attributable funds from multiple discrete account holders,e.g., user 100).

Referring now to FIG. 5E, in an embodiment, FIG. 5E shows one or moreimplementations of the Error! Reference source not found. 252 and theError! Reference source not found. 502 according to various embodiments.For example, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534 may beimplemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 540. As an exemplaryimplementation, transistorized circuit 540 may be implemented as atransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby at least one computer program compatible with at least onecloud-based or cloud-affiliated operating system (e.g., (e.g., MicrosoftAzure, VMware vCloud, Amazon Cloud EC2, Google App Engine, etc.).

Referring again to FIG. 5E, in an embodiment, FIG. 5E shows one or moreimplementations of the Error! Reference source not found. 252 and theError! Reference source not found. 502 according to various embodiments.For example, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534 may beimplemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 542. As an exemplaryimplementation, Error! Reference source not found. 542 may beimplemented as transistorized circuit having one or more transistorstates set at least in part by special purpose logical circuitryspecified at least in part by at least one computer program compatiblewith at least one desktop operating system (e.g., Microsoft Windows,Linux, Apple OSX, Google ChromeOS, etc.).

Referring again to FIG. 5E, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 544. Forexample, as an exemplary implementation, Error! Reference source notfound. 544 may be implemented as transistorized circuit having one ormore transistor states set at least in part by special purpose logicalcircuitry specified at least in part by at least one computer programcompatible with at least one mobile operating system (e.g., Apple iOS,Google Android, Windows Phone 10, Palm OS).

Referring again to FIG. 5E, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 546. Forexample, as an exemplary implementation, Error! Reference source notfound. 546 may be implemented as a transistorized circuit having one ormore transistor states set at least in part by special purpose logicalcircuitry specified at least in part by at least one computer programcompatible with at least one mainframe and/or server operating system(e.g., operating systems used by mainframes of IBM, Hitachi,Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu, Siemens, Group Boulle, NEC, IBM's z/OS andParallel Sysplex, or Unisys' XPCL.).

Referring now to FIG. 5F, FIG. 5F shows various embodiments of at leastone input acceptance machine state 502 including transistorized circuit534, according to embodiments. For example, in an embodiment,transistorized circuit 534 may be implemented as Error! Reference sourcenot found. 548. For example, as an exemplary implementation, Error!Reference source not found. 548 may be implemented as transistorizedcircuit having one or more transistor states set at least in part byspecial purpose logical circuitry specified at least in part by at leastone computer program compatible with at least one virtual machine (e.g.,Java Virtual Machine, VMware, Google Dalvik Machine, Windows Hyper-V).

Referring again to FIG. 5F, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 550. Forexample, as an exemplary implementation, Error! Reference source notfound. 550 may be implemented as transistorized circuit having one ormore transistor states set at least in part by special purpose logicalcircuitry specified at least in part by at least one computer programcompatible with at least one virtualization manager (e.g., MicrosoftHyper-V, Citrix Xen, etc.).

Referring again to FIG. 5F, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 534may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 552. Forexample, in an exemplary implementation, Error! Reference source notfound. 552 may be implemented as transistorized circuit having one ormore transistor states set at least in part by special purpose logicalcircuitry specified at least in part by at least one computer programsupplied by the particular architecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecturemay have an application associated with accessing the Daybreakarchitecture that may be loaded on various devices, e.g., phones,tablets, computers).

Referring now to FIG. 5G, FIG. 5G shows various implementations ofError! Reference source not found. 530. For example, in an embodiment,Error! Reference source not found. 530 may include Error! Referencesource not found. 560. For example, in an exemplary implementation,transistorized circuit 560 may include a transistorized circuit havingone or more transistor states set at least in part by special purposelogical circuitry specified at least in part by at least one computerprogram licensed, purchased, and/or leased from a second party (e.g., anoperating system manufacturer, an application manufacturer, etc.)independent from the first party associated with thefirst-party-associated device (e.g., an Apple iPhone).

Referring again to FIG. 5G, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 560may include Error! Reference source not found. 562. For example, in anexemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 562 may be implementedas a transistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set atleast in part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least inpart by at least one of browser-computer-program (e.g., Mozilla Firefox,Windows Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera) licensed,purchased, and/or leased from a second-party independent from thefirst-party.

Referring again to FIG. 5G, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 562may include Error! Reference source not found. 564. For example, in anexemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 564 may be implementedas a transistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set atleast in part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least inpart by at least one of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, MozillaFirefox, and/or Apple Safari licensed, purchased, and/or leased from asecond-party independent from the first-party.

Referring again to FIG. 5G, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 560may be include Error! Reference source not found. 566. For example, inan exemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 566 may beimplemented as transistorized circuit having one or more transistorstates set at least in part by special purpose logical circuitryspecified at least in part by at least one of awork-productivity-suite-program (e.g., OpenOffice, Apple iWork, CorelWordPerfect, Adobe Photoshop) licensed, purchased, and/or leased from asecond-party independent from the first-party (e.g., the partyassociated with the device).

Referring again to FIG. 5G, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 566may include Error! Reference source not found. 568. For example, in anexemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 568 may be implementedas transistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set atleast in part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least inpart by at least one of Google Apps, Microsoft Office, and/or AppleiWork licensed, purchased, and/or leased from a second-party independentfrom the first-party.

Referring now to FIG. 5H, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 560may be include Error! Reference source not found. 570. For example, inan exemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 570 may beimplemented as transistorized circuit having one or more transistorstates set at least in part by special purpose logical circuitryspecified at least in part by at least one of a spreadsheet (e.g., Lotus1-2-3, OpenOffice, Google Docs, Gnumeric, KSpread, LibreOffice Calc)computer program licensed, purchased, and/or leased from a second-partyindependent from the first-party.

Referring again to FIG. 5H, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 570may include Error! Reference source not found. 572. For example, in anexemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 572 may be implementedas a transistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set atleast in part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least inpart by at least one of Microsoft Excel, Intuit QuickBooks/Quicken,and/or Apple Numbers, licensed, purchased, and/or leased from asecond-party independent from the first-party

Referring again to FIG. 5H, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 560may include Error! Reference source not found. 574. For example,transistorized circuit 574 may, in an exemplary embodiment, beimplemented as transistorized circuit having one or more transistorstates set at least in part by special purpose logical circuitryspecified at least in part by at least one of a social networkingcomputer program (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Instagram, Twitter,FourSquare, Bumble, Tinder, SnapChat) licensed, purchased, and/or leasedfrom a second-party independent from the first-party

Referring now to FIG. 5I, FIG. 5I shows, in an embodiment,transistorized circuit 574 may include Error! Reference source notfound. 576. For example, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 576may be implemented as transistorized circuit having one or moretransistor states set at least in part by special purpose logicalcircuitry specified at least in part by at least one ofmessaging/photo-mobile-operating-system-compatible-computer-program(e.g., WhatsApp, SnapChat, Instagram, Twitter) purchased, and/or leasedfrom a second-party independent from the first-party.

Referring again to FIG. 5I, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 576may include Error! Reference source not found. 578. For example, in animplementation, transistorized circuit 576 may be implemented astransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby at least one of Signal, WhatsApp, SnapChat, Instagram, gChat, andInstant Messenger.

Referring again to FIG. 5I, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 574may include Error! Reference source not found. 580. For example, in anexemplary implementation, transistorized circuit 580 may be implementedas a transistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set atleast in part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least inpart by a real-time social-networking (e.g., YikYak, SnapChat, Kik, BurnNote) integrated computer-program purchased, and/or leased from asecond-party independent from the first-party.

Referring again to FIG. 5I, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 574may include Error! Reference source not found. 582. For example, in anembodiment, transistorized circuit 582 may be implemented astransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby a social-microblogging (e.g., Twitter, Instagram) integratedcomputer-program purchased, and/or leased from a second-partyindependent from the first-party.

Referring now to FIG. 5J, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 560may include Error! Reference source not found. 584. For example, in anembodiment, transistorized circuit 560 may be implemented as atransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby at least one of a program configured to communicate with theparticular architecture (e.g., the daybreak architecture, e.g., as shownin FIGS. 2E-21) that is independent from the first party (e.g., the userassociated with the device).

Referring again to FIG. 5J, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 584may include Error! Reference source not found. 586. For example, in anembodiment, transistorized circuit 586 may be implemented as atransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby at least one of a program configured to communicate with theparticular architecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) that isindependent from the first party through sending configuration signals(e.g., signals that change a state of the various accounts associatedwith the Daybreak architecture, e.g., signals to move funds from oneaccount to another, to audit compliance with the rule set architecture,to provide a transaction history, etc.) to the engineering approximationof the attributable account (e.g., the account associated with the userthat is operating the first party device).

Referring again to FIG. 5J, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 584may include Error! Reference source not found. 588. For example, in anembodiment, transistorized circuit 588 may be implemented as atransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry specified at least in partby at least one of a program configured to communicate with theparticular architecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) that isindependent from the first party through sending machine instructions(e.g., signals that change a state of the various accounts associatedwith the Daybreak architecture, e.g., signals to move funds from oneaccount to another, to audit compliance with the rule set architecture,to provide a transaction history, etc.) received from the machine (e.g.,the circuitry inside the processor that is specified by the programrunning on the first party device) that is configured to communicatewith the particular architecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture), tothe engineering approximation of the attributable account (e.g., theaccount associated with the user that is operating the first partydevice).

Referring now to FIG. 6, e.g., FIG. 6A, FIG. 6A shows processor 251, andat least one input acceptance machine 252, according to variousembodiments. Specifically, FIG. 6 shows that, in an embodiment, at leastone input acceptance machine 252 may be specified to establish Error!Reference source not found. 502. The input acceptance machine state 502may be triggered by detection of at least one machine-state pecuniaryflag vector for at least one of a Error! Reference source not found.605, as shown in FIG. 6A.

Referring again to FIG. 6A, in an embodiment,electrical/magnetic/physical storage of at least one original machinestate 605 may be associated with a command 501 that is directed to anaccount 3030 within the particular architecture, e.g., the DaybreakArchitecture, e.g., as shown in FIG. 6A. Specific examples of commandswill be discussed in more detail herein with reference to FIGS. 6B-6F.

Referring now to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, electrical/magnetic/physicalstorage of at least one original machine state 605 may, in variousembodiments, include a Error! Reference source not found. 610. Forexample, in an embodiment, switched circuit 610 may be implemented as aswitched circuit having one or more switched states set at least in partby switch state logic specified to process the command directed to theengineering approximation of the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interact with one or morefinancial entity machine states (e.g., machine states that representaccounts of entities, e.g., financial entities, e.g., which may have avalue, e.g., the value specified by a property of the daybreakarchitecture account).

Referring again to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, switched circuit 610 maybe implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 612. For example,as shown in FIG. 6B, transistorized circuit 612 may be implemented astransistorized circuit having one or more transistor states set at leastin part by special purpose logical circuitry that represents the commanddirected to the engineering approximation of the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interact withone or more financial entity machine states (e.g., accountrepresentations within the Daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, transistorized circuit 612may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 614. In anembodiment, Error! Reference source not found. 614 may be configured toprocess at least one Error! Reference source not found. 616.

Referring again to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, a Error! Reference sourcenot found. 616 may be implemented in various formats. For example, asshown in FIG. 6B, Error! Reference source not found. 616 may include aError! Reference source not found. 618.

Referring again to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, the Error! Referencesource not found. 618 may include a Error! Reference source not found.620. For example, in an implementation, request for configuration ofpresentation hardware 620 may be implemented as a request forconfiguration of presentation hardware that to present a list of thelast five transactions associated with the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interact withone or more financial entity machine states.

Referring again to FIG. 6B, in an embodiment, Error! Reference sourcenot found. 618 may include a Error! Reference source not found. 622. Forexample, in an implementation, request for configuration of presentationhardware 620 may be implemented as request for configuration ofpresentation hardware that to present a list of the last fivetransactions associated with the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interact with one or morefinancial entity machine states.

Referring now to FIG. 6C, in an embodiment, FIG. 6C shows furtherimplementations of Error! Reference source not found. 618. For example,in an embodiment, request for configuration of presentation hardware 618may include Error! Reference source not found. For example, in animplementation, request for configuration of presentation hardware 624may be implemented as request for configuration presentation hardware topresent a list of the last five transactions associated with theattributable account that took place within the particular architecturethat manages the attributable funds and that is configured to interactwith one or more financial entity machine states.

Referring again to FIG. 6C, in an embodiment, Error! Reference sourcenot found. 618 may include Error! Reference source not found. 626. Forexample, in an implementation, request for configuration of presentationhardware 626 may be implemented as request for configurationpresentation hardware to present a list of the last five transactionsassociated with the attributable account that represent offboarding offunds to outside control of the particular architecture that manages theattributable funds and that is configured to interact with one or morefinancial entity machine states.

Referring now to FIG. 6D, in an embodiment, Error! Reference source notfound. 618 may include Error! Reference source not found. 628.

Referring again to FIG. 6D, in an embodiment, Error! Reference sourcenot found. 618 may include Error! Reference source not found. 630.

Referring now to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, FIG. 6E shows variousimplementations of electrical/magnetic/physical storage of at least oneoriginal machine state associated with a command directed to anengineering approximation of an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interact with one or morefinancial entity machine states 605, according to various embodiments.For example, in an embodiment, electrical/magnetic/physical storage ofat least one original machine state 605 may include Error! Referencesource not found. 650. In an embodiment, switched circuit 650 may beimplemented such that Error! Reference source not found. a Error!Reference source not found. 660.

Referring again to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, switched circuit 660 maybe implemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 662. For example,switched circuit 662 may be implemented as a switched circuit having oneor more switched states that retrieve the distribution rule set (e.g., arule set that allows for implementation of fraud detection using avendor rating system) from a remote location (e.g., a server farm whichimplemented the architecture) associated with the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, switched circuit 662 maybe implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 664. For example,in an embodiment, switched circuit 664 may be implemented as a switchedcircuit having one or more switched states that retrieve one or morerules of the distribution rule set (e.g., transactions are forbidden onweekends after 5 pm with vendors that have fewer than four letters intheir name) from the remote location (e.g., the server bank that storesthe Daybreak architecture) associated with the particular architecture.

Referring again to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, switched circuit 662 maybe implemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 666. For example,in an embodiment, switched circuit 666 may be implemented as switchedcircuit having one or more switched states that retrieve one or morerules of the distribution rule set from a server device associated withthe particular architecture.

Referring again to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, switched circuit 660 maybe implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 668. For example,in an embodiment, switched circuit 668 may be implemented as switchedcircuit having one or more switched states associated with thedistribution rule set that is stored at a remote server deviceassociated with the particular architecture and that specifies one ormore conditions associated with said attributable funds of saidattributable account (e.g., the funds must be spent with a particularpercentage used for medical goods, food, plants, etc.).

Referring again to FIG. 6E, in an embodiment, switched circuit 668 maybe implemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 670. For example,in an embodiment, switched circuit 670 may be implemented as a switchedcircuit having one or more switched states associated with thedistribution rule set that links metadata (e.g., pictoral evidence ofthe transaction taking place) to the account and to one or moretransactions associated with the account.

Referring now to FIG. 6F, FIG. 6F shows various implementations ofswitched circuit 668, which is itself an implementation switched circuit660 on which switched circuit 650 includes an engineering approximationof the attributable account based on switched circuit 668. For example,in an embodiment, switched circuit 668 may be implemented as Error!Reference source not found. 672. For example, in an embodiment, switchedcircuit 672 may be implemented as switched circuit having one or moreswitched states associated with the distribution rule set that linksidentifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount.

Referring again to FIG. 6F, in an embodiment, switched circuit 672 maybe implemented as a Error! Reference source not found. 674. For example,FIG. 6, e.g., FIG. 6F, shows switched circuit having one or moreswitched states associated with the distribution rule set that linksidentifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount, wherein the transaction information includes a receiving partyname, a time of transaction, and an underlying bank data for each bankinvolved in the transaction.

Referring now to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 shows various implementations ofprocessor 251, e.g., processor 251, which may include one or more ofsaid Error! Reference source not found. 254 and at least one secondtrack data presentation machine 256. For example, FIG. 7 shows Error!Reference source not found. 254, which may, in various embodiments, beimplemented as an Error! Reference source not found. 702. Similarly,FIG. 7 shows at least one second track data presentation machine 256,which, in an embodiment, may be implemented as an at least one secondtrack data presentation machine having state set at least in part byswitch-state logic 704.

Referring again to FIG. 7, in an embodiment, Error! Reference source notfound. 254 may be specified to establish Error! Reference source notfound. 710. In an embodiment, the at least one first track datapresentation machine state 710 may be set to a value responsive to atleast one of Error! Reference source not found. 715.

Referring now to FIG. 8A, in an embodiment, at least one first trackdata presentation machine Error! Reference source not found. 254 may bespecified to establish Error! Reference source not found. 710. In animplementation, at least one first track data presentation machine state710 may be implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 802.

Referring again to FIG. 8A, in an embodiment, first track datapresentation switched circuit 802 may be implemented as Error! Referencesource not found. 804. In another embodiment, referring again to FIG.8A, first track data presentation switched circuit 802 may beimplemented as Error! Reference source not found. 806.

Referring now to FIG. 8B, FIG. 8B shows various implementations of thetracked first transmission of particular funds within the particulararchitecture 715 as shown in FIG. 7A. For example, in an embodiment,referring to FIG. 8B, tracked first transmission of particular fundswithin the particular architecture 715 may be implemented as Error!Reference source not found. 820. In an exemplary implementation, thetracked first transmission of particular funds within the particulararchitecture from the first downstream entity (e.g., a U.S. bank) to thesecond downstream entity (e.g., a construction subcontractor in Egypt),wherein the tracked first transmission of particular funds is checked(e.g., verified against) for compliance with the distribution rule set,wherein the distribution rule set specifies a maximum allowable fraudscore (e.g., a computer-generated score for the transaction that relatesvarious factors (described elsewhere herein, e.g., with respect to FIGS.4A and 4B) for the first transmission (e.g., the transmission ofparticular funds from the US bank to the construction subcontractor).

Referring again to FIG. 8B, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 820 may include Error! Reference source not found.822. For example, in an implementation, the tracked first transmissionof particular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that iscalculated by the particular architecture.

Referring again to FIG. 8B, an embodiment, tracked first transmission ofparticular funds 822 may include Error! Reference source not found. 824.For example, in an implementation, the tracked first transmission ofparticular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a phantom vendor determination scheme, e.g., ascheme in which funds are transferred between “shell” or “phantom”vendors in an attempt to skim or steal money from an account, e.g., theattributable account, and whose presence may be detected using patternrecognition or other machine intelligence amplification techniques bythe particular architecture, which also may controlonboarding/offboarding of funds.

Referring again to FIG. 8B, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 824 may include Error! Reference source not found.826. For example, in an implementation, the tracked first transmissionof particular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a phantom vendor determination scheme, e.g., ascheme in which funds are transferred between “shell” or “phantom”vendors in an attempt to skim or steal money from an account, e.g., theattributable account, and whose presence may be detected using patternrecognition or other machine intelligence amplification techniques bythe particular architecture, which also may controlonboarding/offboarding of funds, and which may analyze the firstdownstream entity and the second downstream entity.

Referring again to FIG. 8B, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 826 may include Error! Reference source not found.828. For example, in an implementation, the tracked first transmissionof particular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a phantom vendor determination scheme, e.g., ascheme in which funds are transferred between “shell” or “phantom”vendors in an attempt to skim or steal money from an account, e.g., theattributable account, and whose presence may be detected using patternrecognition or other machine intelligence amplification techniques bythe particular architecture, which also may controlonboarding/offboarding of funds, and which may analyze the firstdownstream entity and the second downstream entity for such factors asan entity name length, a time in operation of the entity, a number ofinvoices to a same vendor by the entity. Some description of thesetechniques is also present with respect to FIG. 4, which describes animplementation of the fraud detection scheme.

Referring now to FIG. 8C, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 822 may include Error! Reference source not found.830. For example, in an implementation, tracked first transmission ofparticular funds 830 may be a tracked first transmission of particularfunds within the particular architecture from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the tracked firsttransmission of particular funds is checked for compliance with thedistribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a vendor reputation score (e.g., a reputationscore managed by the architecture, e.g., with input from other vendorsthat have interacted with that vendor, persons associated withattributable accounts, and objective reports) managed by the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 8C, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 822 may include Error! Reference source not found.832. For example, in an implementation, tracked first transmission ofparticular funds 832 may be implemented as tracked first transmission ofparticular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a transaction score managed by the particulararchitecture.

Referring again to FIG. 8C, in an embodiment, tracked first transmissionof particular funds 832 may include Error! Reference source not found.834. For example, in an implementation, tracked first transmission ofparticular funds 834 may be implemented as tracked first transmission ofparticular funds within the particular architecture from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the trackedfirst transmission of particular funds is checked for compliance withthe distribution rule set, wherein the distribution rule set specifies amaximum allowable fraud score for the first transmission that is atleast partly based on a transaction score that is based on one or moreof a transaction time, an involved transaction entity identity, atransaction amount, a transaction location, and a transaction reputationscore.

Referring back to FIG. 7, e.g., FIG. 7A, in an embodiment, at least onesecond track data presentation machine 256 may include Error! Referencesource not found. 704.

Referring again to FIG. 7, e.g., FIG. 7, in an embodiment, at least onesecond track data presentation machine 256 may be specified to establishError! Reference source not found. 720.

Referring now to FIG. 9, e.g., FIG. 9A, in an implementation, Error!Reference source not found. 720 may include a Error! Reference sourcenot found. 910. For example, in an embodiment, at least one second trackdata presentation switched circuit may be implemented as a second trackdata presentation switched circuit having one or more switched statesset at least in part by switch-state logic specified at least in part bysaid tracked second transmission of at least a portion of saidparticular funds within the particular architecture from said seconddownstream entity to a third downstream entity different than said firstdownstream entity.

Referring again to FIG. 9, e.g., FIG. 9A, in an implementation, secondtrack data presentation switched circuit 910 may include Error!Reference source not found. 912. For example, in an implementation, asecond track data transistorized circuit may be implemented as a secondtrack data transistorized circuit having one or more switched states setat least in part by special purpose circuitry specified at least in partby said tracked second transmission of at least a portion of saidparticular funds within the particular architecture from said seconddownstream entity to a third downstream entity different than said firstdownstream entity.

Referring again to FIG. 9, e.g., FIG. 9A, in an implementation, secondtrack data transistorized circuit 912 may include Error! Referencesource not found. 914. For example, FIG. 9, e.g., FIG. 9, shows in animplementation, a second track data transistorized circuit may beimplemented as a second track data transistorized circuit having one ormore switched states set at least in part by part by one or morereceived signals translated into machine code that represent saidtracked second transmission of at least a portion of said particularfunds within the particular architecture from said second downstreamentity to a third downstream entity different than said first downstreamentity.

Exemplary Operational Implementation of Processor 250 and ExemplaryVariants

Further, in FIG. 14 and in the figures to follow thereafter, variousoperations may be depicted in a box-within-a-box manner. Such depictionsmay indicate that an operation in an internal box may comprise anoptional example embodiment of the operational step illustrated in oneor more external boxes. However, it should be understood that internalbox operations may be viewed as independent operations separate from anyassociated external boxes and may be performed in any sequence withrespect to all other illustrated operations, or may be performedconcurrently. Still further, these operations illustrated in FIG. 14 aswell as the other operations to be described herein may be performed byat least one of a machine, an article of manufacture, or a compositionof matter.

Those having skill in the art will recognize that the state of the arthas progressed to the point where there is little distinction leftbetween hardware, software, and/or firmware implementations of aspectsof systems; the use of hardware, software, and/or firmware is generally(but not always, in that in certain contexts the choice between hardwareand software can become significant) a design choice representing costvs. efficiency tradeoffs. Those having skill in the art will appreciatethat there are various vehicles by which processes and/or systems and/orother technologies described herein can be effected (e.g., hardware,software, and/or firmware), and that the preferred vehicle will varywith the context in which the processes and/or systems and/or othertechnologies are deployed. For example, if an implementer determinesthat speed and accuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for amainly hardware and/or firmware vehicle; alternatively, if flexibilityis paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly softwareimplementation; or, yet again alternatively, the implementer may opt forsome combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware. Hence, thereare several possible vehicles by which the processes and/or devicesand/or other technologies described herein may be effected, none ofwhich is inherently superior to the other in that any vehicle to beutilized is a choice dependent upon the context in which the vehiclewill be deployed and the specific concerns (e.g., speed, flexibility, orpredictability) of the implementer, any of which may vary. Those skilledin the art will recognize that optical aspects of implementations willtypically employ optically-oriented hardware, software, and or firmware.

Throughout this application, examples and lists are given, withparentheses, the abbreviation “e.g.,” or both. Unless explicitlyotherwise stated, these examples and lists are merely exemplary and arenon-exhaustive. In most cases, it would be prohibitive to list everyexample and every combination. Thus, smaller, illustrative lists andexamples are used, with focus on imparting understanding of the claimterms rather than limiting the scope of such terms.

Referring now to FIG. 10, FIG. 10 shows an implementation of a firstparty machine/user machine 220B, similarly to as disclosed with respectto FIG. 2C-2. For example, in an embodiment, first party machine 220Bmay include one or more of electrical/magnetic/physical storage 222,processor 251B, and/or other optional machine circuits and components260. In an embodiment, daybreak architecture 3100 may include a statemachine, e.g., 1002, which, in an embodiment, may generate machineinstructions 1004. Those program/machine instructions may beincorporated with processor 251B of first party machine 220B in order toform various implementations of input acceptance circuit 252B, firsttransaction data receiving circuit 254B, and second transaction datareceiving circuit 256B.

FIGS. 11-13 illustrate exemplary embodiments of the various modules thatform portions of processor 251B. In an embodiment, the modules representhardware, either that is hard-coded, e.g., as in an application-specificintegrated circuit (“ASIC”) or that is physically reconfigured throughgate activation described by computer instructions, e.g., as in acentral processing unit.

Referring now to FIG. 11, FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplaryimplementation of the input acceptance circuit 252B. As illustrated inFIG. 11, the input acceptance circuit 252B may include one or moresub-logic circuits in various alternative implementations andembodiments. For example, as shown in FIGS. 11A-11G, which make up partof a unified FIG. 12 as shown in the lower illustration of each sheet ofFIG. 12.

Referring now to FIG. 12, FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplaryimplementation of first transaction data receiving circuit 254B. Asillustrated in FIG. 12, the first transaction data receiving circuit254B may include one or more sub-logic modules in various alternativeimplementations and embodiments. For example, as shown in FIGS. 12A-12H,which make up part of a unified FIG. 12 as shown in the lowerillustration of each sheet of FIG. 12.

Referring now to FIG. 13, FIG. 13 illustrates an exemplaryimplementation of second transaction data receiving circuit 256B. Asillustrated in FIG. 13A, the second transaction data receiving circuit256B may include one or more sub-logic modules in various alternativeimplementations and embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 13A-13G, which makeup part of a unified FIG. 13 as shown in the lower illustration of eachsheet of FIG. 13.

Further, in FIG. 14 and in the figures to follow thereafter, variousoperations may be depicted in a box-within-a-box manner. Such depictionsmay indicate that an operation in an internal box may comprise anoptional example embodiment of the operational step illustrated in oneor more external boxes. However, it should be understood that internalbox operations may be viewed as independent operations separate from anyassociated external boxes and may be performed in any sequence withrespect to all other illustrated operations, or may be performedconcurrently. Still further, these operations illustrated in FIG. 14 aswell as the other operations to be described herein may be performed byat least one of a machine, an article of manufacture, or a compositionof matter.

Those having skill in the art will recognize that the state of the arthas progressed to the point where there is little distinction leftbetween hardware, software, and/or firmware implementations of aspectsof systems; the use of hardware, software, and/or firmware is generally(but not always, in that in certain contexts the choice between hardwareand software can become significant) a design choice representing costvs. efficiency tradeoffs. Those having skill in the art will appreciatethat there are various vehicles by which processes and/or systems and/orother technologies described herein can be effected (e.g., hardware,software, and/or firmware), and that the preferred vehicle will varywith the context in which the processes and/or systems and/or othertechnologies are deployed. For example, if an implementer determinesthat speed and accuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for amainly hardware and/or firmware vehicle; alternatively, if flexibilityis paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly softwareimplementation; or, yet again alternatively, the implementer may opt forsome combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware. Hence, thereare several possible vehicles by which the processes and/or devicesand/or other technologies described herein may be effected, none ofwhich is inherently superior to the other in that any vehicle to beutilized is a choice dependent upon the context in which the vehiclewill be deployed and the specific concerns (e.g., speed, flexibility, orpredictability) of the implementer, any of which may vary. Those skilledin the art will recognize that optical aspects of implementations willtypically employ optically-oriented hardware, software, and or firmware.

Throughout this application, examples and lists are given, withparentheses, the abbreviation “e.g.,” or both. Unless explicitlyotherwise stated, these examples and lists are merely exemplary and arenon-exhaustive. In most cases, it would be prohibitive to list everyexample and every combination. Thus, smaller, illustrative lists andexamples are used, with focus on imparting understanding of the claimterms rather than limiting the scope of such terms.

Referring now to FIG. 14, FIG. 14 shows operation 1000, e.g., an exampleoperation of message processing device 230 operating in an environment200. In an embodiment, operation 1400 may include operation 1402depicting accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set. For example, FIG. 10, e.g., FIG. 10, showsinput acceptance circuit 252B accepting (e.g., receiving, retrieving,facilitating the reception of, interacting with an input/outputinterface) input (e.g., the input could take many forms, e.g., a personinteracting with an input/output device, e.g., a keyboard, mouse,touchscreen, haptic interface, virtual reality interface, augmentedreality interface, audio interface, body-motion interface, or similar,or in the form of one device sending a request to another device, forexample a monitoring device sending a request for a particular image, orin the form of an internal communication in a device (e.g., a subroutineof a device inputs the request to a different portion of the device(which may use the same CPU and/or other components), or any other form)e.g., of a request (e.g., a command, suggestion, or description, whichmay be narrow or specific, e.g., “add X funds to this account,” or“transfer funds from part,” or “request showing all transactions thatwere denied for failure to comply with the distribution rule set,” or“show me an audit of the account,” or “show me real time transfers onthis account for the next six hours”) that regards an attributableaccount (e.g., an account that has been designated for funds that have adistribution rule set, e.g., a set of rules specifying the use of thefunds, attached to them) that contains attributable funds (e.g., fundsthat have a distribution rule set, e.g., a set of rules specifying theuse of the funds, attached to them) and that is configured to interfacewith (e.g., the attributable account has at least a portion that caninterface with, e.g., interact with, e.g., through various commandprotocols, e.g., FTP protocol), wherein the attributable funds aregoverned by a distribution rule set (e.g., a set of rules that governsthe transactions that are managed by daybreak architecture 3100, e.g.,for attributable funds and attributable accounts).

Referring again to FIG. 14, operation 1400 may include operation 1404depicting receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds. For example, FIG. 10, e.g., FIG. 10, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit 254B receiving first transaction data(e.g., data that indicates a request has been made to move funds, eitherbetween two Daybreak architecture accounts, or to offboard some fundsfrom the Daybreak architecture account, or any combination thereof)indicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity (e.g., a governmental agency that assigns contracts tofor-profit companies to do charitable work) to a second downstreamentity (e.g., a solar power construction company), wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds.

Referring again to FIG. 14, operation 1400 may include operation 1406depicting receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity. For example, FIG. 10 e.g., FIG. 10 showssecond transaction data receiving circuit 256B receiving secondtransaction data indicating a second transmission of the particularfunds from the second downstream entity (e.g., the solar powerconstruction company) to the third downstream entity (e.g., a localworker who installs the solar panels and has a bank account associatedwith her phone, e.g., through an app, or through a system such as M-Pesaor the like).

FIGS. 15A-15F depict various implementations of operation 1402,depicting accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set according to embodiments. Referring now toFIG. 15A, operation 1402 may include operation 1502 depicting acceptinginput that regards a request for presentation a transaction history ofthe attributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set. For example,FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A shows presentation input acceptance circuitconfigured to accept input that regards that regards a request forpresentation of a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set 1102, accepting input (e.g., receiving avocal order spoken into a microphone).

Referring again to FIG. 15A, operation 1402 may include operation 1504depicting receiving input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, showsinput receiving circuit operably coupled to the input/output interfacecircuit and that is configured to receive input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities 1104receiving input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities (e.g., banks, contractors, individuals, governments,NGOs, etc.)

Referring again to FIG. 15A, in an embodiment, operation 1504 mayinclude operation 1506 depicting receiving input from a user, said inputthat regards the attributable account that contains attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entities.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, shows input receiving circuitconfigured to receiving input from a user, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities 1106receiving input from a user (e.g., a human, but not necessarily a human,could be a program, an artificial intelligence, an intelligenceamplification, a robot, another entity, etc.), said input that regardsthe attributable account (e.g., an inputted request for an audit) thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities (e.g., a local bank and a non-governmentalentity that is a construction company).

Referring again to FIG. 15A, in an embodiment, operation 1504 mayinclude operation 1508 depicting receiving input at a first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, shows inputreceiving circuit configured to receive, at the device that is a firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities 1108 receiving input at a first party device(e.g., an Apple-branded iPhone), said input that regards theattributable account (e.g., an inputted request to view the last fivetransactions and a detailed analysis of how the distribution rule setwas applied to the last five transactions) and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities (e.g., a remote foreignbank and a large multinational bank).

Referring again to FIG. 15A, in an embodiment, operation 1508 mayinclude operation 1510 depicting receiving input at the first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the first party device is one or more of asmartphone device, mobile device, laptop computer, desktop computer,wearable device, augmented reality device, in-vehicle device, heads updisplay, and a thin client. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, showsinput receiving circuit configured to receive input at the first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the first party device is one or more of asmartphone device, mobile device, laptop computer, desktop computer,wearable device, augmented reality device, in-vehicle device, heads updisplay, and a thin client 1110 receiving input at the first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account (e.g., arequest to transfer funds to a specific recipient) hat containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the first party device is one or more of asmartphone device, mobile device, laptop computer, desktop computer,wearable device, augmented reality device, in-vehicle device, heads updisplay, and a thin client.

Referring again to FIG. 15A, in an embodiment, operation 1508 mayinclude operation 1512 depicting receiving input from the user at aninput/output interface of the first party device, said input thatregards the attributable account that contains attributable funds andthat is configured to interface with one or more financial entities. Forexample, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, shows input receiving circuitconfigured to receive input from the user at an input/output interfaceof the first party device, said input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities 1112 receiving input fromthe user at an input/output interface (e.g., a touchscreen, keyboard,microphone/speaker, display, mouse, pointer, augmented reality displayprojection, motion detector, other sensor, or any combination thereof)of the first party device, said input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities.

Referring again to FIG. 15A, in an embodiment, operation 1512 mayinclude operation 1514 depicting receiving input from the user at atouchscreen interface of the first party device, said input that regardsthe attributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities. Forexample, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11A, shows input receiving circuitconfigured to receive input from the user at a touchscreen interface ofthe first party device, said input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities 1114 receiving input from the userat a touchscreen interface of the first party device, said input thatregards the attributable account that contains attributable funds andthat is configured to interface with one or more financial entities(e.g., a medical supply guarantor working in a remote location withquestionable access to supplies).

Referring now to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1402 may includeoperation 1516 depicting accepting a request related to the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities. For example, FIG. 11,e.g., FIG. 11B, shows input acceptance circuit configured to accept arequest related to the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities 1116 accepting a request related to the attributableaccount (e.g., a request to change one or more parameters of one or morerules of the distribution rule set, e.g., to change the percentage of atransaction that is allowed to be offboarded to the financialinstitution that is facilitating that transaction) that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities (e.g., a supermarket located in a third worldcountry).

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1402 mayinclude operation 1518 depicting accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entities.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept a request to view atleast a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities 1118 accepting a request to view at least a portionof the attributable account (e.g., the portion being transactions from aspecific financial entity, e.g., a specific vendor) that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities (e.g., one or more vendors).

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1520 depicting accepting the request to view the lastten transactions carried out in the attributable account that containsthe attributable funds and that is configured to interface with one ormore financial entities. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, showsattributable account view request accepting circuit configured to acceptthe request to view the last ten transactions carried out in theattributable account that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities 1120accepting the request to view the last ten transactions carried out inthe attributable account (e.g., two offboardings and eight internaltransactions between entities that have accounts within the Daybreakarchitecture) that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities.

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1522 depicting accepting the request to view the lastten rejected transactions requested in the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities, wherein the rejected transactions wererejected for failure to comply with the distribution rule set. Forexample, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept the request to view thelast ten rejected transactions requested in the attributable accountthat contains the attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities, wherein the rejected transactionswere rejected for failure to comply with the distribution rule set 1122accepting the request to view the last ten rejected transactionsrequested in the attributable account that contains the attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the rejected transactions were rejected for failure tocomply with the distribution rule set (e.g., the distribution rule setrequired the vendor that was to receive the funds to be registered as alicensed medical supplies provider, and none of the transactionsfeatured a transfer of funds to a licensed medical supplies provider).

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1524 depicting accepting the request to view anaccount balance of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, showsattributable account view request accepting circuit configured to acceptaccepting the request to view an account balance of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities 1124 accepting the requestto view an account balance of the attributable account (e.g., a virtualbalance, e.g., managed within the daybreak architecture, because moneyis not specifically moved out of the attributable account (e.g., thereal-world representation of the attributable account) until the fundsare offboarded outside the control of the Daybreak architecture) andthat is configured to interface (e.g., interact with, e.g., communicatewith electronically, e.g., transfer data to and/or from, apply adistribution rule set to, and/or transfer funds to and/or from) with oneor more financial entities (e.g., one or more entities that haveregistered with the Daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1526 depicting accepting the request to view adistribution map of the attributable funds between the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept the request to view adistribution map of the attributable funds between the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity1126 accepting the request to view the distribution map (e.g., avisualization of various distributions, e.g., a bar chart, pie chart, orany other graphical or sensory representation in any medium, includingvirtual and augmented reality) of the attributable funds between thefirst downstream entity (e.g., a governmental agency of a foreignpower), the second downstream entity (e.g., a royal family of a countrywith a symbolic oligarchy), and the third downstream entity (e.g., agovernment contractor, e.g., Booz Allen or Halliburton).

Referring again to FIG. 15B, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1528 depicting accepting the request to view areal-time or near-real-time tracking of the attributable funds betweenthe first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11B, showsattributable account view request accepting circuit accepting therequest to view a real-time or near-real-time tracking of theattributable funds between the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity 1128 accepting therequest to view a real time or near real time (e.g., close enough toreal time so that it appears upon loose inspection to be a real-timesystem) tracking of the attributable funds between the first downstreamentity (e.g., a domestic banking institution), the second downstreamentity (e.g., a building subcontractor), and the third downstream entity(e.g., a cement mixer rental company).

Referring now to FIG. 15C, in an embodiment, operation 1518 may includeoperation 1530 depicting accepting the request to view a currentlocation of the attributable funds between the first downstream entity,the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity, withintheir representations in a particular architecture. For example, FIG.11, e.g., FIG. 11C, shows attributable account view request acceptingcircuit configured to accept the request to view a current location ofthe attributable funds between the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, within theirrepresentations in a particular architecture 1130 accepting the requestto view a current location of the attributable funds between the firstdownstream entity (e.g., a rural hospital), the second downstream entity(e.g., a medical supply provider), and the third downstream entity(e.g., a nurse contracting agency), within their representations (e.g.,within the accounts that represent each entity within the Daybreakarchitecture) in a particular architecture (e.g., Daybreak architecture3100 or similar).

Referring again to FIG. 15C, in an embodiment, operation 1530 mayinclude operation 1532 depicting accepting the request to view thecurrent location of the attributable funds between the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity,within their individual account representations within the particulararchitecture that has an individual account associated with eachdownstream entity. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11C, showsattributable account view request accepting circuit configured to acceptthe request to view the current location of the attributable fundsbetween the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, andthe third downstream entity, within their individual accountrepresentations within the particular architecture that has anindividual account associated with each downstream entity 1132 acceptingthe request to view the current location of the attributable fundsbetween the first downstream entity (e.g., a fresh food supplier), thesecond downstream entity (e.g., a commercial farm), and the thirddownstream entity (e.g., a refrigerated truck driving company), withintheir individual account representations within the particulararchitecture that has an individual account associated with eachdownstream entity.

Referring again to FIG. 15C, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1534 depicting accepting the request to view at leasta partial list of goods and/or services purchased or directed topurchase with the attributable funds by one or more of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11C, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept the request to view atleast a partial list of goods and/or services purchased or directed topurchase with the attributable funds by one or more of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity1134 accepting the request to view at least a partial list of goodsand/or services (e.g., medical supplies; housing parts) purchased ordirected to purchase with the attributable funds (e.g., the funds aremoved around within the Daybreak architecture and then offboarded aftercompliance with the distribution rule set is confirmed and/or verified)by one or more of the first downstream entity (e.g., a large ruralgrocery provider), the second downstream entity (e.g., a contract laborunion that supplies workers to grocery stores), and the third downstreamentity (e.g., a dairy) and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity(e.g., the representative of those specific entities, or, in anotherembodiment, the accounts associated with those entities, whether withinor without the daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 15C, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1536 depicting accepting the request to view at leasta partial list of goods and/or services distributed or directed todistribute with the attributable funds by one or more of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11C, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept the request to view atleast a partial list of goods and/or services distributed or directed todistribute with the attributable funds by one or more of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity1136 accepting the request to view at least a partial list of goodsand/or services distributed or directed to distribute with theattributable funds by one or more of the first downstream entity (e.g.,a hospital), the second downstream entity (e.g., an Ebola crisisresponse team), and the third downstream entity (e.g. a respiratordistributor), and/or one or more agents of the first downstream entity(e.g., a hospital), the second downstream entity (e.g., an Ebola crisisresponse team), and the third downstream entity (e.g. a respiratordistributor).

Referring again to FIG. 15C, in an embodiment, operation 1518 mayinclude operation 1538 depicting accepting the request to viewverification information of at least a partial list of goods and/orservices associated with the attributable funds by one or more of thefirst downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11D, shows attributable account viewrequest accepting circuit configured to accept the request to viewverification information of at least a partial list of goods and/orservices associated with the attributable funds by one or more of thefirst downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity1138 accepting the request to view verification information of at leasta partial list of goods and/or services associated with the attributablefunds by one or more of the first downstream entity (e.g., a school forunderprivileged youth), the second downstream entity (e.g., a teachers'association), and the third downstream entity (e.g., a textbooksupplier) and/or one or more agents of the first downstream entity(e.g., a school for underprivileged youth), the second downstream entity(e.g., a teachers' association), and the third downstream entity (e.g.,a textbook supplier).

Referring now to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1402 may includeoperation 1540 depicting accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that links metadata to the account and to one ormore transactions associated with the account. For example, FIG. 11,e.g., FIG. 11E, shows input acceptance circuit configured to acceptinput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by a distribution rule set that links metadatato the account and to one or more transactions associated with theaccount 1140 accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule setthat links metadata (e.g., data about the entities) to the account andto one or more transactions associated with the account (e.g., aclassification of the vendor and a reputation score are attached asmetadata).

Referring again to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1540 mayinclude operation 1542 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links identifier metadata to theattributable account and that links transaction information metadata toeach transaction associated with the account. For example, FIG. 11,e.g., FIG. 11E, shows input acceptance circuit configured to acceptinput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that linksidentifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount 1142 accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by the distribution ruleset that links identifier metadata to the attributable account and thatlinks transaction information metadata (e.g., time of transaction, nameof person who authorized, point of contact at the vendor, etc.) to eachtransaction associated with the account.

Referring again to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1542 mayinclude operation 1544 depicting accepting input accepting input thatregards the attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by the distribution rule set that links identifier metadatato the attributable account and that links transaction informationmetadata to each transaction associated with the account, wherein thetransaction information includes a receiving party name, a time oftransaction, and an underlying bank data for each bank involved in thetransaction. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11E, shows inputacceptance circuit configured to accept input accepting input thatregards the attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by the distribution rule set that links identifier metadatato the attributable account and that links transaction informationmetadata to each transaction associated with the account, wherein thetransaction information includes a receiving party name, a time oftransaction, and an underlying bank data for each bank involved in thetransaction 1144 accepting input accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links identifier metadata to theattributable account and that links transaction information metadata toeach transaction associated with the account, wherein the transactioninformation includes a receiving party name, a time of transaction, andan underlying bank data for each bank involved in the transaction (e.g.,a transfer of money to a dairy farm to provide milk to malnourishedchildren).

Referring again to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1402 mayinclude operation 1546 depicting accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that links location data to one or moretransactions associated with the account. For example, FIG. 11, e.g.,FIG. 11E, shows input acceptance circuit configured to accept input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by a distribution rule set that links location data to oneor more transactions associated with the account 1146 accepting inputthat regards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by a distribution rule set that links location data toone or more transactions associated with the account (e.g., location oftrucks that are leased for transporting concrete to a job site where aschool will be built).

Referring again to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1546 mayinclude operation 1548 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained from aglobal positioning system to locations of one or more transactionsassociated with the account. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11E, showsinput acceptance circuit configured to accept input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained from aglobal positioning system to locations of one or more transactionsassociated with the account 1148 accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained from aglobal positioning system to locations of one or more transactionsassociated with the account (e.g., location of where specific vaccinesthat have remote transmitter tags in their bags are distributed).

Referring again to FIG. 15D, in an embodiment, operation 1548 mayinclude operation 1550 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained fromtracking beacons associated with one or more goods purchased fromattributable funds of the attributable account. For example, FIG. 11,e.g., FIG. 11E, shows input acceptance circuit configured to acceptinput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that links locationdata obtained from tracking beacons associated with one or more goodspurchased from attributable funds of the attributable account 1150accepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatlinks location data obtained from tracking beacons (e.g., radio signalsinside bags of concrete, or electronic devices configured to broadcasttheir location and usage pattern) associated with one or more goods(e.g., bags of concrete and portable electronics) purchased fromattributable funds of the attributable account.

Referring now to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1402 may includeoperation 1552 depicting accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that governs fees that are associated with one ormore transactions associated with the attributable funds of theattributable account. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, shows inputacceptance circuit configured to accept input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that governs fees that are associated withone or more transactions associated with the attributable funds of theattributable account 1152 accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that governs fees that are associated with one ormore transactions (e.g., a bank might take a percentage or a flat feefor processing the transaction, which can be controlled by thedistribution rule set, or a primary contractor may take a percentage forthemselves which is capped by the distribution rule set, or agovernmental entity might have a certain percentage earmarked for theirown costs in putting the infrastructure in place for the charitablework) associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1552 mayinclude operation 1554 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that sets a percentage-of-transaction feelimit that is associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, shows input acceptancecircuit configured to accept input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that sets a percentage-of-transaction fee limit that isassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable account 1154accepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatsets a percentage-of-transaction fee limit that is associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1402 mayinclude operation 1556 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that requires photographic evidence ofspending associated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account. For example, FIG. 11,e.g., FIG. 11F, shows input acceptance circuit configured to acceptinput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that requiresphotographic evidence of spending associated with one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount 1156 accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by the distribution ruleset that requires photographic evidence of spending (e.g., pictures ofgoods, or pictures of persons at particular sites, or other photographicevidence that can be digitized (or is in digital form) and associatedwith the transaction and provided on demand to to the user, e.g., in anembodiment) associated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1156 mayinclude operation 1158 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that requires digital photographic data ofevidence of spending associated with one or more transactions associatedwith the attributable funds of the attributable account to be includedwith data of the attributable funds. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG.11F, shows input acceptance circuit configured to accept input thatregards the attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by the distribution rule set that requires digitalphotographic data of evidence of spending associated with one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount to be included with data of the attributable funds 1158accepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatrequires digital photographic data of evidence of spending associatedwith one or more transactions associated with the attributable funds ofthe attributable account to be included with data of the attributablefunds (e.g., the data kept by the Daybreak architecture as a record ofthe transaction and how it was verified that the transaction compliedwith the distribution rule set).

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1402 mayinclude operation 1560 depicting accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that specifies particular spending limits forone or more goods and/or services that are acquired through one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, shows input acceptancecircuit configured to accept input that regards an attributable accountthat contains attributable funds that are governed by a distributionrule set that specifies particular spending limits for one or more goodsand/or services that are acquired through one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable account 1160accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatspecifies particular spending limits for one or more goods and/orservices that are acquired through one or more transactions (e.g., thepurchase of concrete after money is transferred to constructionsubcontractor) associated with the attributable funds of theattributable account.

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1560 mayinclude operation 1562 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, showsinput acceptance circuit configured to accept input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account 1162 accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods (e.g., no more than$1000 on prescription drugs, no more than $50 on overhead costs, no morethan $25/day per diems for contractors, etc.) that are acquired throughone or more transactions associated with the attributable funds of theattributable account

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1560 mayinclude operation 1564 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods, including food,medicine, construction costs, worker salaries, and concrete supplies.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, shows input acceptance circuitconfigured to accept input that regards the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that specifies the particular spending limits for one or moreclasses of goods that are acquired through one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable account 1162that may be implemented as input acceptance circuit configured to acceptinput that regards the attributable account that contains theattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatspecifies the particular spending limits for one or more classes ofgoods, including food, medicine, construction costs, worker salaries,and concrete supplies.

Referring again to FIG. 15E, in an embodiment, operation 1562 mayinclude operation 1564 depicting accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods, including food,medicine, construction costs, worker salaries, and concrete supplies.For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11F, shows input acceptance circuitconfigured to accept input that regards the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that specifies the particular spending limits for one or moreclasses of goods, including food, medicine, construction costs, workersalaries, and concrete supplies.

Referring now to FIG. 15F, in an embodiment, operation 1402 may includeoperation 1566 depicting accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that calculates a potential fraud score for eachtransaction and determines whether to allow access to the attributablefunds of the attributable account at least partially based on the fraudscore calculation. For example, FIG. 11, e.g., FIG. 11G, shows inputacceptance circuit configured to accept input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that calculates a potential fraud score foreach transaction and determines whether to allow access to theattributable funds of the attributable account at least partially basedon the fraud score calculation 1166 accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that calculates a potential fraud score foreach transaction and determines whether to allow access to theattributable funds of the attributable account at least partially basedon the fraud score calculation (e.g., which may be based on variouscharacteristics of transactions, e.g., as described elsewhere).

FIGS. 16A-16H depict various implementations of operation 1404,depicting receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds, according to embodiments. Referring now to FIG. 12A,operation 1404 may include operation 1602 depicting receiving, from aparticular architecture, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12A, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive, from aparticular architecture, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds 1202 receiving, from a particular architecture (e.g.,the Daybreak architecture), first transaction data (e.g., authorizing apayment of 1,000,000 to a subcontractor) indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity (e.g.,a bank in Africa) to the second downstream entity (e.g., a subcontractorbuilding developer), wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.

Referring again to FIG. 16A, in an embodiment, operation 1602 mayinclude operation 1604 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to enable real-time tracking andaccounting of transactions involving the attributable funds, firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds. Forexample, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12A, shows first transaction data receivingcircuit configured to receive, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to enable real-time tracking and accounting of transactionsinvolving the attributable funds, first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are partof the attributable funds 1204 receiving, from the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) that is configured toenable real-time tracking and accounting of transactions involving theattributable funds, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity (e.g.,a hospital) to the second downstream entity (e.g., a janitor working oncontract with a bank account attached to a phone that is also registeredwith the Daybreak architecture), wherein the particular funds are partof the attributable funds.

Referring again to FIG. 16A, in an embodiment, operation 1602 mayinclude operation 1606 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to handle the first transaction data andthe second transaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12A, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive, from theparticular architecture that is configured to handle the firsttransaction data and the second transaction data, first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds 1206 receiving, fromthe particular architecture that is configured to handle the firsttransaction data (e.g., the data of the first transmission of funds,e.g., the bid amount for the contract for building a school from thegovernmental organization to the construction contractor) and the secondtransaction data (e.g., the contract amount to be paid to the concretesubcontractor to lay the foundation for the school, plus the costs tothe construction contractor for the overhead in managing thesubcontractor) transmission of funds, first transaction data indicatingthe first transmission of particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds arepart of the attributable funds.

Referring again to FIG. 16A, in an embodiment, operation 1606 mayinclude operation 1608 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to handle the first transaction data andthe second transaction data entirely internally to the particulararchitecture, first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12A, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive, from theparticular architecture that is configured to handle the firsttransaction data and the second transaction data entirely internally tothe particular architecture, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds 1208 receiving, from the particular architecture thatis configured to handle the first transaction data and the secondtransaction data entirely internally to the particular architecture(e.g., the transactions do not actually physically move the money, themoney stays in an account associated with the Daybreak architecture, butthe Daybreak architecture records and verifies the transactions and themoney is recorded at its new location where it can be “offboarded” atwhich time a transfer will take place directly from the Daybreakarchitecture account to the payee, who may or may not have an accountregistered with the Daybreak architecture), first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds.

Referring now to FIG. 16B, in an embodiment, operation 1404 may includeoperation 1610 depicting receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from a representation of thefirst downstream entity to a representation of the second downstreamentity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12A, shows first transactiondata receiving circuit configured to receive first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity 1210 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity (e.g., an account createdby a charitable organization who wants to receive some of the particularfunds) to a representation of the second downstream entity (e.g., avaccine producer who registers an account with the Daybreak architecturebecause they want to participate in fund dispersal).

Referring again to FIG. 16B, in an embodiment, operation 1610 mayinclude operation 1612 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity and the representation of the second downstream entityare part of a particular architecture. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG.12A, shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the representation of the first downstream entityto the representation of the second downstream entity, wherein therepresentation of the first downstream entity and the representation ofthe second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture 1212receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the representation of the first downstream entity(e.g., a hospital account registered with the Daybreak architecture thatuses the Daybreak architecture and account to manage its payments to itsdoctors, who work on contract) to the representation of the seconddownstream entity (e.g., the account of a particular doctor who iscontracted with the hospital to treat Ebola outbreaks in third worldcountries) wherein the representation of the first downstream entity(e.g., the account that is part of the Daybreak architecture thatrepresents the hospital) and the representation of the second downstreamentity (e.g., the account that is part of the Daybreak architecture thatrepresents the doctor) are part of a particular architecture (e.g., theDaybreak architecture, e.g., Daybreak architecture 3100).

Referring again to FIG. 16B, in an embodiment, operation 1612 mayinclude operation 1614 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account associated with the first downstreamentity, and the representation of the second downstream entity is anaccount associated with the second downstream entity. For example, FIG.12, e.g., FIG. 12B, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the representation of the firstdownstream entity to the representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the representation of the first downstream entity is an accountassociated with the first downstream entity, and the representation ofthe second downstream entity is an account associated with the seconddownstream entity 1214 receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the representation of thefirst downstream entity to the representation of the second downstreamentity, wherein the representation of the first downstream entity is anaccount associated with the first downstream entity, and therepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account associatedwith the second downstream entity (e.g., a schoolteacher who works for aremote school in an underdeveloped nation).

Referring again to FIG. 16B, in an embodiment, operation 1614 mayinclude operation 1616 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account managed by the particular architecture andassociated with the first downstream entity to a second architectureaccount managed by the particular architecture and associated with thesecond downstream entity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12B, showsfirst transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom a first architecture account managed by the particular architectureand associated with the first downstream entity to a second architectureaccount managed by the particular architecture and associated with thesecond downstream entity 1216 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account (e.g., an account associated with a homebuildingcharity) managed by the particular architecture and associated with thefirst downstream entity (e.g., the homebuilding charity) to a secondarchitecture account managed by the particular architecture (e.g., theDaybreak architecture) and associated with the second downstream entity(e.g., the tool supplier).

Referring now to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1404 may includeoperation 1618 depicting receiving first transaction data indicating areceived request to transmit particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG.12C, shows first transaction data request receiving circuit configuredto receive first transaction data indicating a received request totransmit particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity 1218 receiving first transaction data indicating areceived request to transmit particular funds from the first downstreamentity (e.g., a truck driving contractor) to the second downstreamentity (e.g., truck drivers, e.g., where the third downstream entitymight be the gas station where the truck drivers fill their trucks withgasoline).

Referring again to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1404 mayinclude operation 1620, which may appear in conjunction with operation1618, operation 1620 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are nottransferred from the first downstream entity to the downstream entity.For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12C, shows first transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are nottransferred from the first downstream entity to the downstream entity1220 receiving a first transaction data indicating a first transmissionof particular funds from the representation (e.g., the Daybreakarchitecture account) of the first downstream entity (e.g., a governmententity that assigns bid contracts to construction entities) to arepresentation (e.g., a different Daybreak architecture account) of thesecond downstream entity (e.g., a construction contractor).

Referring again to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1620 mayinclude operation 1622 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity and the representation of the second downstream entityare part of a particular architecture. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG.12C, shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the representation of the first downstream entityto the representation of the second downstream entity, wherein therepresentation of the first downstream entity and the representation ofthe second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture 1222receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the representation of the first downstream entityto the representation of the second downstream entity, wherein therepresentation of the first downstream entity and the representation ofthe second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture(e.g., the Daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1620 mayinclude operation 1624 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity to asecond architecture account representation of the second downstreamentity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12C, shows first transactiondata receiving circuit configured to receive first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity to asecond architecture account representation of the second downstreamentity 1224 receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from a first architecture accountrepresentation (e.g., an account registered with and tracked by theDaybreak architecture) of the first downstream entity (e.g., acharitable organization) to a second architecture account representationof the second downstream entity (e.g., a subsidiary of the charitableorganization).

Referring again to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1624 mayinclude operation 1626 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity tothe architecture account representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account that was registered with thearchitecture by the first downstream entity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g.,FIG. 12C, shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first architecture account representation ofthe first downstream entity to the architecture account representationof the second downstream entity, wherein the first architecture accountrepresentation of the first downstream entity is an account that wasregistered with the architecture by the first downstream entity 1226receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first architecture account representation ofthe first downstream entity to the architecture account representationof the second downstream entity (e.g., a nurses' association), whereinthe first architecture account representation of the first downstreamentity is an account that was registered with the architecture by thefirst downstream entity (e.g., a hospital)

Referring again to FIG. 16C, in an embodiment, operation 1624 mayinclude operation 1628 depicting receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity tothe architecture account representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the second architecture account representation of the seconddownstream entity is an account that was registered with thearchitecture by the second downstream entity. For example, FIG. 12,e.g., FIG. 12C, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first architecture accountrepresentation of the first downstream entity to the architectureaccount representation of the second downstream entity, wherein thesecond architecture account representation of the second downstreamentity is an account that was registered with the architecture by thesecond downstream entity 1228 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity(e.g., a building contractor) to the architecture account representationof the second downstream entity, wherein the second architecture accountrepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account that wasregistered with the architecture by the second downstream entity (e.g.,a landscaping company)

Referring now to FIG. 16D, operation 1404 may include operation 1630depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12D,shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured to receivefirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds 1230 receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity (e.g.,a building subcontractor) to the second downstream entity (e.g., alumber supplier), wherein the particular funds represent a portion ofthe attributable funds.

Referring again to FIG. 16D, operation 1404 may include operation 1632depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds, wherein the attributable funds areowned by a single entity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12D, showsfirst transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds, wherein the attributable funds are owned by a single entity 1232receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity (e.g., a largegovernment contractor) to the second downstream entity (e.g., a smallercontractor that makes weapons), wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds, wherein the attributable funds areowned by a single entity (e.g., all of the attributable funds are ownedby a single entity but each particular funds might have a differentdistribution rule set attached to it, e.g., 500,000 of the funds mightbe required for food spending, and 150,000 for medical spending, etc.,with various conditions and limiters specified as described herein).

Referring again to FIG. 16D, operation 1404 may include operation 1634depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, andthe attributable funds are owned by more than one entity. For example,FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12D, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, andthe attributable funds are owned by more than one entity 1234 receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds that are owned by a single entity, and the attributable funds areowned by more than one entity (e.g., the attributable funds are severaldifferent persons' money, of which the particular funds are the portionof the attributable funds owned by a single person).

Referring again to FIG. 16D, operation 1634 may include operation 1636depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, andthe attributable funds are owned by more than one entity but are storedin a single underlying bank account. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG.12D, shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent a portion ofthe attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, and theattributable funds are owned by more than one entity but are stored in asingle underlying bank account 1236 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds represent a portion of the attributable funds that areowned by a single entity, and the attributable funds are owned by morethan one entity but are stored in a single underlying bank account(e.g., all of the attributable funds for various clients are depositedinto a single bank account which does not discriminate regarding itsfunds, and the disposition of the funds and their owners is managedentirely within the Daybreak architecture, except when funds aredirectly offboarded).

Referring now to FIG. 16E, operation 1404 may include operation 1638depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is alocal domestic bank and the second downstream entity is a nationaldomestic bank. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data that indicates the first transmission of the particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first downstream entity is a local domestic bank and thesecond downstream entity is a national domestic bank 1238 receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of theparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a localdomestic bank (e.g., Boeing Employees Credit Union) and the seconddownstream entity is a national domestic bank (e.g., Wells Fargo).

Referring again to FIG. 16E, operation 1404 may include operation 1640depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is anational domestic bank and the second downstream entity is a Europeanbank. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows first transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive first transaction data thatindicates the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a national domestic bank and the second downstreamentity is a European bank 1240 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a national domestic bank (e.g., Bank of America)and the second downstream entity is a European bank (e.g., Bank ofLondon).

Referring again to FIG. 16E, operation 1404 may include operation 1642depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is aEuropean bank and the second downstream entity is a foreign non-Europeanbank. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows first transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a European bank and the second downstream entity isa foreign non-European bank 1242 receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a European bank and the second downstream entity isa foreign non-European bank.

Referring again to FIG. 16E, operation 1404 may include operation 1644depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is aforeign non-European bank and the second downstream entity is a foreignorganization. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of the particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first downstream entity is a foreign non-European bank andthe second downstream entity is a foreign organization 1244 receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of theparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a foreignnon-European bank and the second downstream entity is a foreignorganization (e.g., a charitable institution based in Iraq).

Referring again to FIG. 16E, operation 1404 may include operation 1646depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is afirst foreign organization and the second downstream entity is a secondforeign organization. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of the particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first downstream entity is a first foreign organization andthe second downstream entity is a second foreign organization 1246receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofthe particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a firstforeign organization and the second downstream entity is a secondforeign organization.

Referring now to FIG. 16F, operation 1404 may include operation 1648depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within a particular architecture. For example, FIG. 12,e.g., FIG. 12E, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within a particular architecture 1248 receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsform the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within aparticular architecture (e.g., the first transmission of funds takesplace within the Daybreak architecture, e.g., from a first Daybreakaccount to a second Daybreak account).

Referring again to FIG. 16F, operation 1648 may include operation 1650depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission before allowing the firsttransmission. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12E, shows firsttransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within theparticular architecture that performs verification of the firsttransmission before allowing the first transmission 1250 receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within theparticular architecture that performs verification of the firsttransmission (e.g., that the transaction complies with the distributionrule set, e.g., the vendor is registered, the timing of the transactionis proper, the amount is not too large, the funds have been earmarkedfor that specific purpose, the vendor is a trusted vendor, the vendor ison an approved list, the vendor is registered as an approved type)before allowing the first transmission.

Referring again to FIG. 16F, operation 1650 may include operation 1652depicting receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission for compliance with thedistribution rule set before allowing the first transmission. Forexample, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12F, shows first transaction data receivingcircuit configured to receive first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the first transmission ofparticular funds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission for compliance with thedistribution rule set before allowing the first transmission 1252receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity (e.g., a nationalbank) to the second downstream entity (e.g., a non-profit organizationdedicated to erecting schools), wherein the first transmission ofparticular funds occurs within the particular architecture (e.g., thetransfer of funds takes place from an account within the particulararchitecture, e.g., the Daybreak architecture, to another account withinthe Daybreak architecture, without actually physically moving the moneyfrom various accounts that may be set up at various banks and acrosscity, state, national, or international lines) that performsverification of the first transmission for compliance with thedistribution rule set before allowing the first transmission (e.g., thetransmission of funds to the non-profit for use in purchasing textbooksfor the schools).

Referring now to FIG. 12G, operation 1404 may include operation 1654depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds is compliant with the distribution ruleset. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12G, shows first transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set 1254 receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set.

Referring again to FIG. 12G, operation 1654 may include operation 1656depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of the particular funds is compliant with the distributionrule set that specifies real time reporting associated with actionstaken on the particular funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12G,shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured to receivefirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission of theparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatspecifies real time reporting associated with actions taken on theparticular funds 1256 receiving first transaction data indicating thatthe first transmission of the particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set that specifies real time reporting (e.g., thefunds are to be reported back to the daybreak architecture as spent asthey are being spent) associated with actions taken on the particularfunds).

Referring again to FIG. 12G, operation 1654 may include operation 1658depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies one or more permissible identitiesof the second downstream entity. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12G,shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured to receivefirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds has passed compliance with the distribution rule setthat specifies one or more permissible identities of the seconddownstream entity 1258 receiving first transaction data indicating thatthe first transmission of particular funds has passed compliance withthe distribution rule set that specifies one or more permissibleidentities (e.g., hospital, school, food bank, homeless shelter) of thesecond downstream entity.

Referring again to FIG. 12G, operation 1654 may include operation 1660depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies an amount of data to be collectedregarding the first transmission of the particular funds. For example,FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12G, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies an amount of data to be collectedregarding the first transmission of the particular funds 1260 receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds has passed compliance with the distribution rule setthat specifies an amount of data to be collected regarding the firsttransmission of the particular funds.

Referring again to FIG. 12G, operation 1660 may include operation 1662depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies photographic evidence and locationtracking evidence data to be collected regarding the first transmissionof the particular funds. For example, FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12G, showsfirst transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds has passed compliance with the distribution rule set thatspecifies photographic evidence and location tracking evidence data tobe collected regarding the first transmission of the particular funds1262 receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies photographic evidence (e.g.,pictures of the employees that were hired for the building of thehospital) and location tracking evidence (e.g., RFID location tags onthe bags of concrete brought into the site for use in building thehospital, but which may have been stolen or misappropriated for personalprojects by bad actors) regarding the first transmission of theparticular funds.

Referring now to FIG. 12H, operation 1404 may include operation 1664depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds is compliant with the distribution ruleset that requires that one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities are trusted entities. For example, FIG. 12, e.g.,FIG. 12G, shows first transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive first transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatrequires that one or more of the first, second, and third downstreamentities are trusted entities 1264 receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set that requires one or more of the first,second, and third downstream entities are trusted entities (e.g., theyare listed by the distribution rule set as trusted entities or they meetthe conditions specified in the distribution rule set (e.g., length oftime in business) to be a trusted entity.

Referring again to FIG. 12H, operation 1664 may include operation 1666depicting receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds is compliant with the distribution ruleset that requires that one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities are trusted entities as established by a particulararchitecture that tracks one or more reputation scores of the one ormore of the first, second, and third downstream entities. For example,FIG. 12, e.g., FIG. 12H, shows first transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds is compliant with the distribution ruleset that requires that one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities are trusted entities as established by a particulararchitecture that tracks one or more reputation scores of the one ormore of the first, second, and third downstream entities 1266 receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatrequires that one or more of the first, second, and third downstreamentities are trusted entities as established by a particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) that tracks one or morereputation scores (e.g., scores based on compliance with distributionrule set, or feedback of entities associated with the Daybreakarchitecture, or feedback of entities not associated with the Daybreakarchitecture).

FIGS. 17A-17C depict various implementations of operation 1406,depicting receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity, according to embodiments. Referring nowto FIG. 13A, operation 1406 may include operation 1702 depictingreceiving, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds. For example, FIG. 13, e.g.,FIG. 13A, shows second transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds 802 receiving, from aparticular architecture (e.g., from an account registered with theDaybreak architecture), second transaction data indicating the secondtransmission (e.g., a viewable second transmission of the same orpartially the same funds) from the second downstream entity (e.g., asubcontractor) to the third downstream entity (e.g., a concretesupplier), wherein the particular funds are part of the attributablefunds.

Referring again to FIG. 13A, in an embodiment, operation 1702 mayinclude operation 1704 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement a reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity. Forexample, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13A, shows second transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement a reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity 1704receiving, from the particular architecture (e.g., the Daybreakarchitecture), that is configured to implement a reward unit (e.g., partof the architecture can modify the distribution rule set or provide cashor incentive rewards to vendors who follow specific guidelines for thedistribution rule set), second transaction data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity(e.g., a school) to the third downstream entity (e.g., a school computersupplier).

Referring again to FIG. 13A, in an embodiment, operation 1704 mayinclude operation 1706 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion oftransaction-related data within a particular timeframe. For example,FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13A, shows second transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of transaction-related datawithin a particular timeframe 1306 receiving, from the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) that is configured toimplement the reward unit (e.g., part of the architecture can modify thedistribution rule set or provide cash or incentive rewards to vendorswho follow specific guidelines for the distribution rule set, orincrease the reputation score in various tracking mechanisms for thatvendor to increase the likelihood that that vendor will get repeatbusiness in other transactions with potentially unrelated entities),second transaction data indicating that second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity (e.g., a church) tothe third downstream entity (e.g., a food kitchen), wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of transaction-related data(e.g., photographic evidence of the food being purchased by the foodkitchen and/or distributed to the needy) within a particular timeframe(e.g., within twenty-four hours).

Referring again to FIG. 17A, in an embodiment, operation 1706 mayinclude operation 1708 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion ofphotographic evidence of effect of the second transmission of particularfunds. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13A, shows second transactiondata receiving circuit configured to receive, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion ofphotographic evidence of effect of the second transmission of particularfunds 1308 receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit (e.g., part of the architecturecan modify the distribution rule set or provide cash or incentiverewards to vendors who follow specific guidelines for the distributionrule set, or increase the reputation score in various trackingmechanisms for that vendor to increase the likelihood that that vendorwill get repeat business in other transactions with potentiallyunrelated entities), second transaction data indicating that secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity(e.g., a grocery supplier) to the third downstream entity (e.g., a dairysupplier), wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion ofphotographic evidence (e.g., photos of the milk that was purchased thatare uploaded to the Daybreak architecture and associated with theattributable funds for verification and to complete the rules, e.g.,specified by the Distribution rule set) of effect of the secondtransmission of particular funds.

Referring again to FIG. 17A, in an embodiment, operation 1706 mayinclude operation 1710 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion ofphotographic evidence of goods that were purchased as a result of thesecond transmission of particular funds. For example, FIG. 13, e.g.,FIG. 13A, shows second transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of goods thatwere purchased as a result of the second transmission of particularfunds 1310 receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit (e.g., part of the architecturecan modify the distribution rule set or provide cash or incentiverewards to vendors who follow specific guidelines for the distributionrule set, or increase the reputation score in various trackingmechanisms for that vendor to increase the likelihood that that vendorwill get repeat business in other transactions with potentiallyunrelated entities), second transaction data indicating that secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity(e.g., a grocery supplier) to the third downstream entity (e.g., acereal box supplier), wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of photographic evidence (e.g., photos of the cereal that waspurchased that are uploaded to the Daybreak architecture and associatedwith the attributable funds for verification and requested by thedistribution rule set with an additional bonus of allowing a higherpercentage of the funds to be offloaded by the entities that facilitatedthe transaction, e.g., the representatives in charge at the location) ofeffect of the second transmission of particular funds.

Referring now to FIG. 17B, in an embodiment, operation 1706 may includeoperation 1712 depicting receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of location tracking data ofeffect of the second transmission of particular funds. For example, FIG.13, e.g., FIG. 13B, shows second transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of location tracking data ofeffect of the second transmission of particular funds 1312 receiving,from the particular architecture (e.g., a non-Daybreak architecture thatis implemented directly by a bank that wishes to more tightly controlhow the money is spent within that bank's jurisdiction) that isconfigured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity (e.g., a hospital) to the third downstream entity(e.g., a vaccine supplier), wherein the reward unit is configured toreward inclusion of location tracking data (e.g., RFID tags on thevarious vaccine packs) of effect of the second transmission ofparticular funds.

Referring now to FIG. 17C, in an embodiment, operation 1406 may includeoperation 1714 depicting receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement a penalty unit, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity. For example, FIG. 13,e.g., FIG. 13C, shows second transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement a penalty unit, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity 1314 receiving, fromthe particular architecture (e.g., a non-Daybreak architecture that isimplemented directly by a charitable organization that wishes to moretightly control how the money is spent within that charitableorganization's jurisdiction) that is configured to implement a penaltyunit (e.g., an implementation that penalizes, in the form of decreasedscore or reputation, decrease in amount of business done, decrease inpreferential treatment, decrease in percentage of transaction fees, oractual monetary penalties), second transaction data indicating thesecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity (e.g., a labor organization) to the third downstream entity(e.g., a day laborer who has an account through his phone with an M-PESAsystem).

Referring again to FIG. 17C, in an embodiment, operation 1714 mayinclude operation 1716 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity based on thedistribution rule set. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13B, showssecond transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive, fromthe particular architecture that is configured to implement the penaltyunit, second transmission data indicating the second transmission ofparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalizeone or more of the second downstream entity and the third downstreamentity based on the distribution rule set 1316 receiving, from theparticular architecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture), that isconfigured to implement the penalty unit, second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds form the seconddownstream entity (e.g., a trucking company) to the third downstreamentity (e.g., a trucker employee of the trucking company that has herbank account tied to her mobile phone), wherein the penalty unit isconfigured to penalize one or more of the second downstream entity andthe third downstream entity based on the distribution rule set (e.g., ifGPS data shows the trucker employee left after four hours but collectedeight hours of pay, the distribution rule set specifies the penalty,e.g., it may be a first-offense warning).

Referring again to FIG. 17C, in an embodiment, operation 1716 mayinclude operation 1718 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure tocomply with one or more conditions of the distribution rule set. Forexample, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13B, shows second transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure tocomply with one or more conditions of the distribution rule set 1318receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the penalty unit, second transmission data indicating thesecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit isconfigured to penalize one or more of the second downstream entity(e.g., a hospital) and the third downstream entity (e.g., a doctoremployee of the hospital) for failure to comply with one or moreconditions of the distribution rule set (e.g., the doctor was paid toomuch money for the services rendered).

Referring again to FIG. 17C, in an embodiment, operation 1718 mayinclude operation 1720 depicting receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure toprovide photographic and/or location data within a time period specifiedby the distribution rule set. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13C,shows second transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thepenalty unit, second transmission data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured topenalize one or more of the second downstream entity and the thirddownstream entity for failure to provide photographic and/or locationdata within a time period specified by the distribution rule set 1320receiving, from the particular architecture (e.g., the Daybreakarchitecture or similar other embodiments) that is configured toimplement the penalty unit (e.g., a portion of the architecture, which,in an embodiment, may be part of the distribution rules set), secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission (e.g., movementwithin accounts under the control and management of the daybreakarchitecture) of particular funds from the second downstream entity(e.g., a government contractor) to the third downstream entity (e.g., abuilding supply contractor), wherein the penalty unit is configured topenalize one or more of the second downstream entity and the thirddownstream entity for failure to provide photographic and/or locationdata (e.g., photographic data of the supply contractor that is going toprovide the building supplies) and/or location data (e.g., location dataof the building supply contractor's offices and construction sites, orGPS tags of its trucks, or RFID tags of its building supplies) within atime period (e.g., seventy two hours) specified by the distribution ruleset.

Referring now to FIG. 17D, in an embodiment, operation 1406 may includeoperation 1722 depicting receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved. Forexample, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13D, shows second transaction datareceiving circuit configured to receive second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved 1322 receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity (e.g., a medical supply middle man) to the third downstreamentity (e.g., a generic drug supplier) has been approved.

Referring again to FIG. 17D, in an embodiment, operation 1406 mayinclude operation 1724, which may appear in conjunction with operation1722, operation 1724 depicting receiving second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has been carriedout. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13D, shows second transmissiondata receiving circuit configured to receive second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has been carriedout 1324 receiving second transmission data indicating the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entity(e.g., a food supplies vendor) to the third downstream entity (e.g., abeef supplier) has been carried out (e.g., the transaction has occurredin the Daybreak architecture and is ready for offboarding, which willinvolve a direct debiting of the particular funds as a real transactionbut will appear in the Daybreak architecture as flowing through thevarious vendors.

Referring again to FIG. 17D, in an embodiment, operation 1722 mayinclude operation 1726 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved by a particular architecture. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG.13D, shows second transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive second transaction data indicating that the second transmissionof the particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by a particular architecture 1326receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds (e.g., funds earmarked forpenicillin) from the second downstream entity (e.g., a hospital) to thethird downstream entity (e.g., a medical supplier) has been approved bya particular architecture (e.g., the daybreak architecture).

Referring again to FIG. 17D, in an embodiment, operation 1726 mayinclude operation 1728 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved by the particular architecture configured to manage the secondtransmission internally. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13D, showssecond transaction data receiving circuit configured to receive secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to manage the second transmission internally 1328 receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to manage the second transmission internally (e.g., thetransmission occurs solely within the accounts of the Daybreakarchitecture).

Referring again to FIG. 17D, in an embodiment, operation 1728 mayinclude operation 1730 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved by the particular architecture configured to manage the secondtransmission internally and to carry out the second transactioninternally to the particular architecture. For example, FIG. 13, e.g.,FIG. 13D, shows second transaction data receiving circuit configured toreceive second transaction data indicating that the second transmissionof the particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to manage the second transmission internally and to carry outthe second transaction internally to the particular architecture 1330receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture or an embodiment thatmanages accounts) configured to manage the second transmissioninternally and to carry out the second transaction internally to theparticular architecture (e.g., to a non-Daybreak architecture providedby a government of a foreign country that requires its use to distributefunds within the borders of its country).

Referring now to FIG. 17E, in an embodiment, operation 1722 may includeoperation 1732 depicting receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by a particular architectureconfigured to carry out transaction analysis of the second transactiondata. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13E, shows second transactiondata receiving circuit configured to receive second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by a particular architectureconfigured to carry out transaction analysis of the second transactiondata 1332 receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by a particular architecture configured to carry outtransaction analysis (e.g., an analysis of whether the transaction islikely to be fraudulent, or an analysis to determine whether thetransaction complies with a specific part of the distribution rule set,e.g., does the vendor meet the criteria specified in the distributionrule set for a transfer of over ten thousand dollars on a weekday).

Referring again to FIG. 17E, in an embodiment, operation 1722 mayinclude operation 1734 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to carry out fraud analysis of the secondtransaction data. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13E, shows secondtransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to carry out fraud analysis ofthe second transaction data 1334 receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to carry out fraud analysis (e.g., an analysisof whether the transaction is likely to be fraudulent, with possibleoutcomes of “PASS,” which allows the transaction, “DENY,” which deniesthe transaction, or “FLAG” which holds up the transaction until anothersystem can evaluate the transaction, e.g., a more complex or differentfraud analysis that may use more information or apply in a differentmanner, or a human intervention to manually approve or deny thetransaction) of the second transaction data (e.g., a transaction to paya hospital for syringes and cold storage).

Referring again to FIG. 17E, in an embodiment, operation 1734 mayinclude operation 1736 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to carry out fraud analysis of the secondtransaction data that detects whether any of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity,are phantom vendors. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13E, shows secondtransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to carry out fraud analysis ofthe second transaction data that detects whether any of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, are phantom vendors 1336 receiving second transactiondata indicating that the second transmission of the particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to carry out fraud analysis of the secondtransaction data that detects whether any of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity,are phantom vendors (e.g., shell vendors that do not actually existexcept as vehicles by which bad actors can siphon off money and/or fundsthat are earmarked for specific projects, e.g., charitable work)

Referring now to FIG. 17F, in an embodiment, operation 1734 may includeoperation 1738 depicting receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to detect one or more phantom vendors. For example, FIG. 13,e.g., FIG. 13F, shows second transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to detectone or more phantom vendors 1338 receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture (e.g., the Daybreak architecture) configured to detect oneor more phantom vendors.

Referring again to FIG. 17F, in an embodiment, operation 1738 mayinclude operation 1740 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors throughgeneration of a suspicion score for each transaction. For example, FIG.13, e.g., FIG. 13F, shows second transaction data receiving circuitconfigured to receive second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to detectone or more phantom vendors through generation of a suspicion score foreach transaction 1340 receiving second transaction data indicating thatthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to detect one or more phantom vendors (e.g., shell vendorsthat do not actually exist except as vehicles by which bad actors cansiphon off money and/or funds that are earmarked for specific projects,e.g., charitable work) through generation of a suspicion score for eachtransaction.

Referring again to FIG. 17F, in an embodiment, operation 1740 mayinclude operation 1742 depicting receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors throughgeneration of a suspicion score for each transaction based on one ormore of time of establishment of vendor, vendor mailing address, singleinvoicee, vendor name characteristics, vendor invoice characteristics,time of transaction, date of transaction, approver credential, andreputation score. For example, FIG. 13, e.g., FIG. 13E, shows secondtransaction data receiving circuit configured to receive secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to detect one or more phantomvendors through generation of a suspicion score for each transactionbased on one or more of time of establishment of vendor, vendor mailingaddress, single invoicee, vendor name characteristics, vendor invoicecharacteristics, time of transaction, date of transaction, approvercredential, and reputation score 1342 receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors throughgeneration of a suspicion score for each transaction based on one ormore of time of establishment of vendor (e.g., the shorter amount oftime a vendor has been in business, the more suspect the vendor is),vendor mailing address (e.g., a nonverifiable address is more suspect),single invoicee, vendor name characteristics (e.g., a shorter name ismore suspect), vendor invoice characteristics, time of transaction, dateof transaction, approver credential, and reputation score

Referring again to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 shows that, in an embodiment, at leastone input acceptance machine 252, may be specified to establish at leastone track data presentation machine state, which, in an embodiment, maybe implemented as Error! Reference source not found. 620. In anexemplary implementation, Error! Reference source not found. 254, may bespecified to establish at least one track data presentation machinestate, which, in an embodiment, may be implemented as at least onesecond track data presentation machine state of saidfirst-party-associated device (e.g., a wearable computer, e.g., AppleWatch, Microsoft HoloLens, etc.), said at least one second track datapresentation machine state set to a value (e.g., a value set responsiveto one or more machine states, as described in more detail herein).

Multi-Jurisdictional/Single Entity Operations Notice Clause

Multi-Jurisdictional/Single Entity Operations Notice Clause to ProvideLegal Notice that Multi-Entity/Multi-Sovereign Gambits Are ContemplatedAnd Claims Are Directed to United States Jurisdiction Over the Personsand Acts via Electronic/Electrical Engineering Subject Matter.

A multi-jurisdictional/multi-entity infringement operations noticeclause including, but not limited to: creating one or more machinestates that link at least two parts of Error! Reference source notfound.: Error! Reference source not found.: Error! Reference source notfound.; Error! Reference source not found.: Error! Reference source notfound.: Error! Reference source not found. Error! Reference source notfound.; (b) Error! Reference source not found.: (i) Error! Referencesource not found.

Operations Notice Clause 1. The operations of clause 1, wherein saidclause 1 includes, but is not limited to:

driving a change of matter or energy within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction.

Operations Notice Clause 2. The operations of clause 2, wherein saiddriving a change of matter or energy within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to:

at least one of (a) driving a state change of a data presentation devicewithin a domestic (United States) jurisdiction; (b) driving a statechange of a data communication device within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction; and (c) driving a state change of a data computationdevice within a domestic (United States) jurisdiction.

Operations Notice Clause 3. The operations of clause 3, wherein said atleast one of (a) driving a state change of a data presentation devicewithin a domestic (United States) jurisdiction; (b) driving a statechange of a data communication device within a domestic (United States)jurisdiction; and (c) driving a state change of a data computationdevice within a domestic (United States) jurisdiction includes, but isnot limited to:

receiving a signal of at least one state change outside United Statesjurisdiction; and

in response to the signal of at least one state change outside UnitedStates jurisdiction driving a state change of a data presentation devicewithin United States jurisdiction, (b) driving a state change of a datacommunication device within United States jurisdiction, or (c) driving astate change of a data computation device within United Statesjurisdiction.

Operations Notice Clause 4. The operations of clause 1, wherein saidclause 1 includes, but is not limited to:

driving a change of matter or energy within the ownership or control ofa single legal entity.

Operations Notice Clause 5. The operations of clause 5 wherein saiddriving a change of matter or energy within the ownership or control ofa single legal entity includes, but is not limited to:

connecting first-legal-entity-owned automation withsecond-legal-entity-owned automation, where the first-legal entity-ownedautomation and second-legal entity-owned automation collectively formcreating one or more machine states that link at least two parts ofError! Reference source not found.: Error! Reference source not found.:Error! Reference source not found.; Error! Reference source not found.:Error! Reference source not found.: Error! Reference source not found.Error! Reference source not found.; (b) Error! Reference source notfound.: (i) Error! Reference source not found.

Operations Notice Clause 6. The operations of clause 6 wherein saidconnecting first-legal-entity-owned automation withsecond-legal-entity-owned automation includes, but is not limited to:

connecting at least one of a first-legal-entity-owned hand-heldcomputer, a first-legal-entity-owned desktop computer, afirst-legal-entity-owned mini-computer, a first-legal-entity-ownedmainframe computer, or a first-legal-entity-owned computer cloudservices computer with at least one of a second-legal-entity-ownedhand-held computer, a second-legal-entity-owned desktop computer, asecond-legal-entity-owned mini-computer, a second-legal-entity-ownedmainframe computer, or a second-legal-entity-owned computer cloudservices computer.

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It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specificnumber of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intentwill be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of suchrecitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid tounderstanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of theintroductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claimrecitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed toimply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinitearticles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing suchintroduced claim recitation to claims containing only one suchrecitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases“one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or“an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “atleast one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use ofdefinite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, evenif a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitlyrecited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitationshould typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number(e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without othermodifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or morerecitations).

Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “atleast one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a constructionis intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understandthe convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C”would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone,C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A,B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a conventionanalogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general sucha construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the artwould understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one ofA, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have Aalone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and Ctogether, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be furtherunderstood by those within the art that typically a disjunctive wordand/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in thedescription, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplatethe possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, orboth terms unless context dictates otherwise. For example, the phrase “Aor B” will be typically understood to include the possibilities of “A”or “B” or “A and B.”

With respect to the appended claims, those skilled in the art willappreciate that recited operations therein may generally be performed inany order. Also, although various operational flows are presented in asequence(s), it should be understood that the various operations may beperformed in other orders than those which are illustrated, or may beperformed concurrently. Examples of such alternate orderings may includeoverlapping, interleaved, interrupted, reordered, incremental,preparatory, supplemental, simultaneous, reverse, or other variantorderings, unless context dictates otherwise. Furthermore, terms like“responsive to,” “related to,” or other past-tense adjectives aregenerally not intended to exclude such variants, unless context dictatesotherwise.

This application may make reference to one or more trademarks, e.g., aword, letter, symbol, or device adopted by one manufacturer or merchantand used to identify and/or distinguish his or her product from those ofothers. Trademark names used herein are set forth in such language thatmakes clear their identity, that distinguishes them from commondescriptive nouns, that have fixed and definite meanings, or, in many ifnot all cases, are accompanied by other specific identification usingterms not covered by trademark. In addition, trademark names used hereinhave meanings that are well-known and defined in the literature, or donot refer to products or compounds for which knowledge of one or moretrade secrets is required in order to divine their meaning. Alltrademarks referenced in this application are the property of theirrespective owners, and the appearance of one or more trademarks in thisapplication does not diminish or otherwise adversely affect the validityof the one or more trademarks. All trademarks, registered orunregistered, that appear in this application are assumed to include aproper trademark symbol, e.g., the circle R or bracketed capitalization(e.g., [trademark name]), even when such trademark symbol does notexplicitly appear next to the trademark. To the extent a trademark isused in a descriptive manner to refer to a product or process, thattrademark should be interpreted to represent the corresponding productor process as of the date of the filing of this patent application.

Throughout this application, the terms “in an embodiment,” ‘in oneembodiment,” “in some embodiments,” “in several embodiments,” “in atleast one embodiment,” “in various embodiments,” and the like, may beused. Each of these terms, and all such similar terms should beconstrued as “in at least one embodiment, and possibly but notnecessarily all embodiments,” unless explicitly stated otherwise.Specifically, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the intent of phraseslike these is to provide non-exclusive and non-limiting examples ofimplementations of the invention. The mere statement that one, some, ormay embodiments include one or more things or have one or more features,does not imply that all embodiments include one or more things or haveone or more features, but also does not imply that such embodiments mustexist. It is a mere indicator of an example and should not beinterpreted otherwise, unless explicitly stated as such.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specificexemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies arerepresentative of more general processes and/or devices and/ortechnologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filedherewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.

What is claimed is:
 1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set; receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds; and receiving second transaction data indicating asecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity.
 2. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein a financial entity is an entity thathas registered with the particular architecture.
 3. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more vendors.
 4. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises accepting inputthat regards a request for presentation a transaction history of theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theone or more financial entities includes one or more contractors.
 5. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more providers of medical supplies.
 6. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more banking institutions.
 7. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more governmental entities.
 8. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more construction companies.
 9. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more hiring agencies.
 10. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises
 11. accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the one or more financial entitiesincludes one or more individuals that have an electronically-accessiblebank account.
 12. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1,wherein said accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set comprises: accepting input that regards arequest for presentation a transaction history of the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set.
 13. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises: receiving input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities.
 14. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said receivinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities comprises: receiving input from a user, said input that regardsthe attributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities.
 15. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said receivinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities comprises: receiving input at a first party device, said inputthat regards the attributable account that contains attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entities.16. The computationally-implemented method of claim 15, wherein saidreceiving input at a first party device, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:receiving input at the first party device, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein thefirst party device is one or more of a smartphone device, mobile device,laptop computer, desktop computer, wearable device, augmented realitydevice, in-vehicle device, heads up display, and a thin client.
 17. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 15, wherein said receivinginput at a first party device, said input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: receiving inputfrom the user at an input/output interface of the first party device,said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 18. The computationally-implemented method of claim17, wherein said receiving input from the user at an input/outputinterface of the first party device, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:receiving input from the user at a touchscreen interface of the firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities.
 19. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting arequest related to the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 20. The computationally-implemented method of claim1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds aregoverned by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting a request toview at least a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 21. The computationally-implemented method of claim20, wherein said accepting a request to view at least a portion of theattributable account that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:accepting the request to view the last ten transactions carried out inthe attributable account that contains the attributable funds and thatis configured to interface with one or more financial entities.
 22. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein said accepting arequest to view at least a portion of the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities comprises: accepting the request to viewthe last ten rejected transactions requested in the attributable accountthat contains the attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities, wherein the rejected transactionswere rejected for failure to comply with the distribution rule set. 23.The computationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein saidaccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: accepting therequest to view an account balance of the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities.
 24. The computationally-implementedmethod of claim 20, wherein said accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: accepting the request to view a distribution map of theattributable funds between the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity.
 25. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein said accepting arequest to view at least a portion of the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities comprises: accepting the request to viewa real-time or near-real-time tracking of the attributable funds betweenthe first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity.
 26. The computationally-implemented method of claim20, wherein said accepting a request to view at least a portion of theattributable account that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:accepting the request to view a current location of the attributablefunds between the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity,and the third downstream entity, within their representations in aparticular architecture.
 27. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 26, wherein said accepting the request to view a current locationof the attributable funds between the first downstream entity, thesecond downstream entity, and the third downstream entity, within theirrepresentations in a particular architecture comprises: accepting therequest to view the current location of the attributable funds betweenthe first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, within their individual account representationswithin the particular architecture that has an individual accountassociated with each downstream entity.
 28. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein said accepting arequest to view at least a portion of the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities comprises: accepting the request to viewat least a partial list of goods and/or services purchased or directedto purchase with the attributable funds by one or more of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.29. The computationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein saidaccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: accepting therequest to view at least a partial list of goods and/or servicesdistributed or directed to distribute with the attributable funds by oneor more of the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity,and the third downstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity.
 30. The computationally-implemented method of claim20, wherein said accepting a request to view at least a portion of theattributable account that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:accepting the request to view verification information of at least apartial list of goods and/or services associated with the attributablefunds by one or more of the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, and/or one or moreagents of the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, andthe third downstream entity.
 31. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting inputthat regards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by a distribution rule set that links metadata to theaccount and to one or more transactions associated with the account. 32.The computationally-implemented method of claim 31, wherein saidaccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatlinks metadata to the account and to one or more transactions associatedwith the account comprises: accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links identifier metadata to theattributable account and that links transaction information metadata toeach transaction associated with the account.
 33. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 32, wherein said acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that linksidentifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount comprises: accepting input accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links identifier metadata to theattributable account and that links transaction information metadata toeach transaction associated with the account, wherein the transactioninformation includes a receiving party name, a time of transaction, andan underlying bank data for each bank involved in the transaction. 34.The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein saidaccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that links location data to one or moretransactions associated with the account.
 35. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 34, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by a distribution rule set that links locationdata to one or more transactions associated with the account comprises:accepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatlinks location data obtained from a global positioning system tolocations of one or more transactions associated with the account. 36.The computationally-implemented method of claim 34, wherein saidaccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatlinks location data to one or more transactions associated with theaccount comprises: accepting input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that links location data obtained from tracking beaconsassociated with one or more goods purchased from attributable funds ofthe attributable account.
 37. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting inputthat regards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by a distribution rule set that governs fees that areassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 38. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 37, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by a distribution rule set that governs feesthat are associated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account comprises: acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that sets apercentage-of-transaction fee limit that is associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 39. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds and that is configured to interface with one or more financialentities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distributionrule set comprises: accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that requires photographic evidence of spendingassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 40. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 39, wherein said acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that requiresphotographic evidence of spending associated with one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount comprises: accepting input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that requires digital photographic data of evidence of spendingassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account to be included with dataof the attributable funds.
 41. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting inputthat regards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by a distribution rule set that specifies particularspending limits for one or more goods and/or services that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account.
 42. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 41, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that specifies particular spending limits for oneor more goods and/or services that are acquired through one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount comprises: accepting input that regards the attributable accountthat contains the attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that specifies the particular spending limits forone or more classes of goods that are acquired through one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.
 43. The computationally-implemented method of claim 42, whereinsaid accepting input that regards the attributable account that containsthe attributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule setthat specifies the particular spending limits for one or more classes ofgoods that are acquired through one or more transactions associated withthe attributable funds of the attributable account comprises: acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains theattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatspecifies the particular spending limits for one or more classes ofgoods, including food, medicine, construction costs, worker salaries,and concrete supplies.
 44. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein said accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: accepting inputthat regards an attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by a distribution rule set that calculates a potentialfraud score for each transaction and determines whether to allow accessto the attributable funds of the attributable account at least partiallybased on the fraud score calculation.
 45. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating a first transmission of particularfunds from a first downstream entity to a second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving, from a particular architecture, first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from thefirst downstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds.
 46. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 45, wherein said receiving,from a particular architecture, first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are partof the attributable funds comprises: receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to enable real-time tracking andaccounting of transactions involving the attributable funds, firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds.
 47. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 45, wherein said receiving,from a particular architecture, first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are partof the attributable funds comprises: receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to handle the first transaction data andthe second transaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 48. The computationally-implemented method of claim47, wherein said receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to handle the first transaction data and the secondtransaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to handle the first transaction data andthe second transaction data entirely internally to the particulararchitecture, first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 49. The computationally-implemented method of claim1, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity.
 50. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 49, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from a representation of thefirst downstream entity to a representation of the second downstreamentity comprises: receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the representation of the firstdownstream entity to the representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the representation of the first downstream entity and therepresentation of the second downstream entity are part of a particulararchitecture.
 51. The computationally-implemented method of claim 50,wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the representation of the firstdownstream entity to the representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the representation of the first downstream entity and therepresentation of the second downstream entity are part of a particulararchitecture comprises: receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the representation of thefirst downstream entity to the representation of the second downstreamentity, wherein the representation of the first downstream entity is anaccount associated with the first downstream entity, and therepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account associatedwith the second downstream entity.
 52. The computationally-implementedmethod of claim 51, wherein said receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account associated with the first downstreamentity, and the representation of the second downstream entity is anaccount associated with the second downstream entity comprises:receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from a first architecture account managed by theparticular architecture and associated with the first downstream entityto a second architecture account managed by the particular architectureand associated with the second downstream entity.
 53. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating a first transmission of particularfunds from a first downstream entity to a second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating a receivedrequest to transmit particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity; and receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are nottransferred from the first downstream entity to the downstream entity.54. The computationally-implemented method of claim 53, wherein saidreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a representation of the first downstream entity toa representation of the second downstream entity comprises: receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the representation of the first downstream entity to therepresentation of the second downstream entity, wherein therepresentation of the first downstream entity and the representation ofthe second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture. 55.The computationally-implemented method of claim 53, wherein saidreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a representation of the first downstream entity toa representation of the second downstream entity comprises: receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from a first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity to a second architecture account representation of thesecond downstream entity.
 56. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 55, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from a first architecture accountrepresentation of the first downstream entity to a second architectureaccount representation of the second downstream entity comprises:receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first architecture account representation ofthe first downstream entity to the architecture account representationof the second downstream entity, wherein the first architecture accountrepresentation of the first downstream entity is an account that wasregistered with the architecture by the first downstream entity.
 57. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 55, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from a first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity to a second architecture account representation of thesecond downstream entity comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity tothe architecture account representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the second architecture account representation of the seconddownstream entity is an account that was registered with thearchitecture by the second downstream entity.
 58. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating a first transmission of particularfunds from a first downstream entity to a second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds.
 59. The computationally-implementedmethod of claim 1, wherein said receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds, wherein the attributable funds are owned by a single entity. 60.The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein saidreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, andthe attributable funds are owned by more than one entity.
 61. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 60, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds that are owned by a single entity, and the attributable funds areowned by more than one entity comprises: receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from thefirst downstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds represent a portion of the attributable funds that areowned by a single entity, and the attributable funds are owned by morethan one entity but are stored in a single underlying bank account. 62.The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein saidreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is alocal domestic bank and the second downstream entity is a nationaldomestic bank.
 63. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1,wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a national domestic bank and the second downstreamentity is a European bank.
 64. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a European bank and the second downstream entity isa foreign non-European bank.
 65. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 1, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a foreign non-European bank and the seconddownstream entity is a foreign organization.
 66. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating a first transmission of particularfunds from a first downstream entity to a second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of the particular funds from the first downstream entity tothe second downstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is afirst foreign organization and the second downstream entity is a secondforeign organization.
 67. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firsttransmission of particular funds occurs within a particulararchitecture.
 68. The computationally-implemented method of claim 67,wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within a particular architecture comprises: receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within theparticular architecture that performs verification of the firsttransmission before allowing the first transmission.
 69. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 68, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within theparticular architecture that performs verification of the firsttransmission before allowing the first transmission comprises: receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within theparticular architecture that performs verification of the firsttransmission for compliance with the distribution rule set beforeallowing the first transmission.
 70. The computationally-implementedmethod of claim 1, wherein said receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds is compliant with the distribution rule set.
 71. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 70, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set comprises:receiving first transaction data indicating that the first transmissionof the particular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatspecifies real time reporting associated with actions taken on theparticular funds.
 72. The computationally-implemented method of claim70, wherein said receiving first transaction data indicating that thefirst transmission of particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set comprises: receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds has passedcompliance with the distribution rule set that specifies one or morepermissible identities of the second downstream entity.
 73. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 70, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set comprises:receiving first transaction data indicating that the first transmissionof particular funds has passed compliance with the distribution rule setthat specifies an amount of data to be collected regarding the firsttransmission of the particular funds.
 74. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 73, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds has passed compliance with the distribution rule setthat specifies an amount of data to be collected regarding the firsttransmission of the particular funds comprises: receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds has passed compliance with the distribution rule set thatspecifies photographic evidence and location tracking evidence data tobe collected regarding the first transmission of the particular funds.75. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein saidreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds is compliant with the distribution ruleset that requires that one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities are trusted entities.
 76. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 75, wherein said receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatrequires that one or more of the first, second, and third downstreamentities are trusted entities comprises: receiving first transactiondata indicating that the first transmission of particular funds iscompliant with the distribution rule set that requires that one or moreof the first, second, and third downstream entities are trusted entitiesas established by a particular architecture that tracks one or morereputation scores of the one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities.
 77. The computationally-implemented method of claim1, wherein said receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity comprises: receiving, from a particulararchitecture, second transaction data indicating the second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 78. The computationally-implemented method of claim77, wherein said receiving, from a particular architecture, secondtransaction data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement a reward unit, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity.
 79. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 78, wherein said receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement areward unit, second transaction data indicating the second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity comprises: receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of transaction-related datawithin a particular timeframe.
 80. The computationally-implementedmethod of claim 79, wherein said receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion oftransaction-related data within a particular timeframe comprises:receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of effect of thesecond transmission of particular funds.
 81. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 79, wherein said receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thereward unit, second transaction data indicating that second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of photographic evidence of effect of the second transmissionof particular funds comprises: receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion ofphotographic evidence of goods that were purchased as a result of thesecond transmission of particular funds.
 82. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 79, wherein said receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thereward unit, second transaction data indicating that second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of transaction-related data within a particular timeframecomprises: receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of location tracking data ofeffect of the second transmission of particular funds.
 83. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receivingsecond transaction data indicating a second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity comprises: receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement a penalty unit, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity.
 84. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 83, wherein said receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement apenalty unit, second transaction data indicating the second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity comprises: receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the penalty unit, second transmissiondata indicating the second transmission of particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein thepenalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of the seconddownstream entity and the third downstream entity based on thedistribution rule set.
 85. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 84, wherein said receiving, from the particular architecture thatis configured to implement the penalty unit, second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penaltyunit is configured to penalize one or more of the second downstreamentity and the third downstream entity based on the distribution ruleset comprises: receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the penalty unit, second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penaltyunit is configured to penalize one or more of the second downstreamentity and the third downstream entity for failure to comply with one ormore conditions of the distribution rule set.
 86. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 85, wherein said receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thepenalty unit, second transmission data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured topenalize one or more of the second downstream entity and the thirddownstream entity for failure to comply with one or more conditions ofthe distribution rule set comprises: receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure toprovide photographic and/or location data within a time period specifiedby the distribution rule set.
 87. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 1, wherein said receiving second transaction data indicating asecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity comprises: receiving secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved; and receiving second transmissiondata indicating the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has been carriedout.
 88. The computationally-implemented method of claim 87, whereinsaid receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved comprises: receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by a particular architecture. 89.The computationally-implemented method of claim 88, wherein saidreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by a particulararchitecture comprises: receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to manage the second transmissioninternally.
 90. The computationally-implemented method of claim 89,wherein said receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity has been approved by theparticular architecture configured to manage the second transmissioninternally comprises: receiving second transaction data indicating thatthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to manage the second transmissioninternally and to carry out the second transaction internally to theparticular architecture.
 91. The computationally-implemented method ofclaim 87, wherein said receiving second transaction data indicating thatthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approvedcomprises: receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by a particular architecture configured to carry outtransaction analysis of the second transaction data.
 92. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 87, wherein said receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved comprises: receiving secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to carry out fraud analysis ofthe second transaction data.
 93. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 92, wherein said receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to carry out fraud analysis of the second transaction datacomprises: receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data that detects whether anyof the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and thethird downstream entity, are phantom vendors.
 94. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 92, wherein said receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to carry out fraud analysis ofthe second transaction data comprises: receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors.
 95. Thecomputationally implemented method of claim 94, wherein said receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to detect one or more phantomvendors comprises: receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity has been approved by the particular architecture configured todetect one or more phantom vendors through generation of a suspicionscore for each transaction.
 96. The computationally-implemented methodof claim 95, wherein said receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to detect one or more phantom vendors through generation of asuspicion score for each transaction comprises: receiving secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to detect one or more phantomvendors through generation of a suspicion score for each transactionbased on one or more of time of establishment of vendor, vendor mailingaddress, single invoicee, vendor name characteristics, vendor invoicecharacteristics, time of transaction, date of transaction, approvercredential, and reputation score.
 97. A computationally-implementedsystem, comprising: means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set; means forreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds;and means for receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity.
 98. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 97, wherein said means for accepting input that regardsan attributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:means for accepting input that regards a request for presentation atransaction history of the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set.
 99. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 97, wherein said means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:means for receiving input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities.
 100. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 99, wherein said means for receiving input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:means for receiving input from a user, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities.
 101. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 99, wherein said means forreceiving input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: means for receiving input at a first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 102. The computationally-implemented system of claim101, wherein said means for receiving input at a first party device,said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: means for receiving input at the firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the first party device is one ormore of a smartphone device, mobile device, laptop computer, desktopcomputer, wearable device, augmented reality device, in-vehicle device,heads up display, and a thin client.
 103. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means forreceiving input at a first party device, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:means for receiving input from the user at an input/output interface ofthe first party device, said input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities.
 104. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 103, wherein said means forreceiving input from the user at an input/output interface of the firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities comprises: means for receiving input from theuser at a touchscreen interface of the first party device, said inputthat regards the attributable account that contains attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entities.105. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein saidmeans for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set comprises: means for accepting a requestrelated to the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entities.106. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein saidmeans for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set comprises: means for accepting a request toview at least a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 107. The computationally-implemented system of claim106, wherein said means for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: means for accepting the request to view the last tentransactions carried out in the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 108. The computationally-implemented system of claim106, wherein said means for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: means for accepting the request to view the last ten rejectedtransactions requested in the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the rejected transactions were rejected forfailure to comply with the distribution rule set.
 109. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means foraccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: means foraccepting the request to view an account balance of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities.
 110. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means foraccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: means foraccepting the request to view a distribution map of the attributablefunds between the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity,and the third downstream entity.
 111. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 106, wherein said means for accepting a request to viewat least a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: means for accepting the request to view areal-time or near-real-time tracking of the attributable funds betweenthe first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity.
 112. The computationally-implemented system of claim106, wherein said means for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: means for accepting the request to view a current location ofthe attributable funds between the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, within theirrepresentations in a particular architecture.
 113. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 112, wherein said means foraccepting the request to view a current location of the attributablefunds between the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity,and the third downstream entity, within their representations in aparticular architecture comprises: means for accepting the request toview the current location of the attributable funds between the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, within their individual account representationswithin the particular architecture that has an individual accountassociated with each downstream entity.
 114. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means foraccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: means foraccepting the request to view at least a partial list of goods and/orservices purchased or directed to purchase with the attributable fundsby one or more of the first downstream entity, the second downstreamentity, and the third downstream entity, and/or one or more agents ofthe first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity.
 115. The computationally-implemented system of claim106, wherein said means for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: means for accepting the request to view at least a partiallist of goods and/or services distributed or directed to distribute withthe attributable funds by one or more of the first downstream entity,the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity, and/orone or more agents of the first downstream entity, the second downstreamentity, and the third downstream entity.
 116. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 106, wherein said means foraccepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: means foraccepting the request to view verification information of at least apartial list of goods and/or services associated with the attributablefunds by one or more of the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, and/or one or moreagents of the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, andthe third downstream entity.
 117. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 97, wherein said means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:means for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule setthat links metadata to the account and to one or more transactionsassociated with the account.
 118. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 117, wherein said means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that links metadata to the account and to oneor more transactions associated with the account comprises: means foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatlinks identifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount.
 119. The computationally-implemented system of claim 118,wherein said means for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that links identifier metadata to the attributableaccount and that links transaction information metadata to eachtransaction associated with the account comprises: means for acceptinginput accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by the distribution ruleset that links identifier metadata to the attributable account and thatlinks transaction information metadata to each transaction associatedwith the account, wherein the transaction information includes areceiving party name, a time of transaction, and an underlying bank datafor each bank involved in the transaction.
 120. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said means foraccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: means for accepting input that regardsan attributable account that contains attributable funds that aregoverned by a distribution rule set that links location data to one ormore transactions associated with the account.
 121. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 120, wherein said means foraccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatlinks location data to one or more transactions associated with theaccount comprises: means for accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained from aglobal positioning system to locations of one or more transactionsassociated with the account.
 122. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 120, wherein said means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that links location data to one or moretransactions associated with the account comprises: means for acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that links locationdata obtained from tracking beacons associated with one or more goodspurchased from attributable funds of the attributable account.
 123. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said means foraccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: means for accepting input that regardsan attributable account that contains attributable funds that aregoverned by a distribution rule set that governs fees that areassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 124. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 123, wherein said means foraccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatgoverns fees that are associated with one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable accountcomprises: means for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that sets a percentage-of-transaction fee limitthat is associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.
 125. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97,wherein said means for accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: means foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatrequires photographic evidence of spending associated with one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.
 126. The computationally-implemented system of claim 125,wherein said means for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that requires photographic evidence of spendingassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account comprises: means foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatrequires digital photographic data of evidence of spending associatedwith one or more transactions associated with the attributable funds ofthe attributable account to be included with data of the attributablefunds.
 127. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, whereinsaid means for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set comprises: means for accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by a distribution rule set that specifies particularspending limits for one or more goods and/or services that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account.
 128. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 127, wherein said means for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby a distribution rule set that specifies particular spending limits forone or more goods and/or services that are acquired through one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount comprises: means for accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account.
 129. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 128, wherein said means for accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains the attributable funds that aregoverned by the distribution rule set that specifies the particularspending limits for one or more classes of goods that are acquiredthrough one or more transactions associated with the attributable fundsof the attributable account comprises: means for accepting input thatregards the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsthat are governed by the distribution rule set that specifies theparticular spending limits for one or more classes of goods, includingfood, medicine, construction costs, worker salaries, and concretesupplies.
 130. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97,wherein said means for accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: means foraccepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatcalculates a potential fraud score for each transaction and determineswhether to allow access to the attributable funds of the attributableaccount at least partially based on the fraud score calculation. 131.The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving, from a particular architecture, firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds. 132.The computationally-implemented system of claim 131, wherein said meansfor receiving, from a particular architecture, first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured to enablereal-time tracking and accounting of transactions involving theattributable funds, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 133. The computationally-implemented system of claim131, wherein said means for receiving, from a particular architecture,first transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to handle the first transaction data and the secondtransaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 134. The computationally-implemented system of claim133, wherein said means for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to handle the first transaction data and the secondtransaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: means for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to handle the first transaction data andthe second transaction data entirely internally to the particulararchitecture, first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 135. The computationally-implemented system of claim97, wherein said means for means for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from a representation of the first downstream entity to arepresentation of the second downstream entity.
 136. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 135, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from a representation of the first downstream entity toa representation of the second downstream entity comprises: means forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the representation of the first downstream entityto the representation of the second downstream entity, wherein therepresentation of the first downstream entity and the representation ofthe second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture. 137.The computationally-implemented system of claim 136, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the representation of the first downstreamentity to the representation of the second downstream entity, whereinthe representation of the first downstream entity and the representationof the second downstream entity are part of a particular architecturecomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the representation of thefirst downstream entity to the representation of the second downstreamentity, wherein the representation of the first downstream entity is anaccount associated with the first downstream entity, and therepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account associatedwith the second downstream entity.
 138. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 137, wherein said means for receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account associated with the first downstreamentity, and the representation of the second downstream entity is anaccount associated with the second downstream entity comprises: meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from a first architecture account managed by theparticular architecture and associated with the first downstream entityto a second architecture account managed by the particular architectureand associated with the second downstream entity.
 139. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating areceived request to transmit particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity; and means for receiving firsttransaction data indicating a first transmission of particular fundsfrom a representation of the first downstream entity to a representationof the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are nottransferred from the first downstream entity to the downstream entity.140. The computationally-implemented system of claim 139, wherein saidmeans for receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a representation of the firstdownstream entity to a representation of the second downstream entitycomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the representation of thefirst downstream entity to the representation of the second downstreamentity, wherein the representation of the first downstream entity andthe representation of the second downstream entity are part of aparticular architecture.
 141. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 139, wherein said means for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity comprises: means for receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom a first architecture account representation of the first downstreamentity to a second architecture account representation of the seconddownstream entity.
 142. The computationally-implemented system of claim141, wherein said means for receiving first transaction data indicatingthe first transmission of particular funds from a first architectureaccount representation of the first downstream entity to a secondarchitecture account representation of the second downstream entitycomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first architectureaccount representation of the first downstream entity to thearchitecture account representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account that was registered with thearchitecture by the first downstream entity.
 143. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 141, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from a first architecture account representation of thefirst downstream entity to a second architecture account representationof the second downstream entity comprises: means for receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity to the architecture account representation of thesecond downstream entity, wherein the second architecture accountrepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account that wasregistered with the architecture by the second downstream entity. 144.The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds representa portion of the attributable funds.
 145. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds representa portion of the attributable funds, wherein the attributable funds areowned by a single entity.
 146. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 97, wherein said means for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds represent a portion of the attributablefunds that are owned by a single entity, and the attributable funds areowned by more than one entity.
 147. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 146, wherein said means for receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from thefirst downstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds represent a portion of the attributable funds that areowned by a single entity, and the attributable funds are owned by morethan one entity comprises: means for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds represent a portion of the attributable funds that areowned by a single entity, and the attributable funds are owned by morethan one entity but are stored in a single underlying bank account. 148.The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of the particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the first downstreamentity is a local domestic bank and the second downstream entity is anational domestic bank.
 149. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 97, wherein said means for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of theparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a nationaldomestic bank and the second downstream entity is a European bank. 150.The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of the particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the first downstreamentity is a European bank and the second downstream entity is a foreignnon-European bank.
 151. The computationally-implemented system of claim97, wherein said means for receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: means for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of the particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firstdownstream entity is a foreign non-European bank and the seconddownstream entity is a foreign organization.
 152. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of the particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the first downstreamentity is a first foreign organization and the second downstream entityis a second foreign organization.
 153. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 97, wherein said means for receiving first transactiondata indicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the first transmission of particular funds occurs within aparticular architecture.
 154. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 153, wherein said means for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firsttransmission of particular funds occurs within a particular architecturecomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the first transmission ofparticular funds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission before allowing the firsttransmission.
 155. The computationally-implemented system of claim 154,wherein said means for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the first transmission ofparticular funds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission before allowing the firsttransmission comprises: means for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein the firsttransmission of particular funds occurs within the particulararchitecture that performs verification of the first transmission forcompliance with the distribution rule set before allowing the firsttransmission.
 156. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97,wherein said means for receiving first transaction data indicating afirst transmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity toa second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: means for receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set.
 157. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 156, wherein said means for receiving first transactiondata indicating that the first transmission of particular funds iscompliant with the distribution rule set comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission of theparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatspecifies real time reporting associated with actions taken on theparticular funds.
 158. The computationally-implemented method of claim156, wherein said means for receiving first transaction data indicatingthat the first transmission of particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set comprises: means for receiving first transactiondata indicating that the first transmission of particular funds haspassed compliance with the distribution rule set that specifies one ormore permissible identities of the second downstream entity.
 159. Thecomputationally-implemented method of claim 156, wherein said means forreceiving first transaction data indicating that the first transmissionof particular funds is compliant with the distribution rule setcomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thatthe first transmission of particular funds has passed compliance withthe distribution rule set that specifies an amount of data to becollected regarding the first transmission of the particular funds. 160.The computationally-implemented system of claim 159, wherein said meansfor receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies an amount of data to be collectedregarding the first transmission of the particular funds comprises:means for receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies photographic evidence and locationtracking evidence data to be collected regarding the first transmissionof the particular funds.
 161. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 97, wherein said means for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receivingfirst transaction data indicating that the first transmission ofparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatrequires that one or more of the first, second, and third downstreamentities are trusted entities.
 162. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 161, wherein said means for receiving first transactiondata indicating that the first transmission of particular funds iscompliant with the distribution rule set that requires that one or moreof the first, second, and third downstream entities are trusted entitiescomprises: means for receiving first transaction data indicating thatthe first transmission of particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set that requires that one or more of the first,second, and third downstream entities are trusted entities asestablished by a particular architecture that tracks one or morereputation scores of the one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities.
 163. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 97, wherein said means for receiving second transaction dataindicating a second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity comprises: means forreceiving, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds.
 164. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 163, wherein said means forreceiving, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: means for receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement areward unit, second transaction data indicating the second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity.
 165. The computationally-implemented system of claim164, wherein said means for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement a reward unit, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity comprises: means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of transaction-related data within aparticular timeframe.
 166. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 165, wherein said means for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion oftransaction-related data within a particular timeframe comprises: meansfor receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of effect of thesecond transmission of particular funds.
 167. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 166, wherein said means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of effect of thesecond transmission of particular funds comprises: means for receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thereward unit, second transaction data indicating that second transmissionof particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of photographic evidence of goods that were purchased as aresult of the second transmission of particular funds.
 168. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 165, wherein said means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of transaction-related data within aparticular timeframe comprises: means for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating that second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the reward unit is configured to reward inclusion of locationtracking data of effect of the second transmission of particular funds.169. The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein saidmeans for receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity comprises: means for receiving, from theparticular architecture that is configured to implement a penalty unit,second transaction data indicating the second transmission of particularfunds from the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity.170. The computationally-implemented system of claim 169, wherein saidmeans for receiving, from the particular architecture that is configuredto implement a penalty unit, second transaction data indicating thesecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity comprises: means for receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thepenalty unit, second transmission data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured topenalize one or more of the second downstream entity and the thirddownstream entity based on the distribution rule set.
 171. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 170, wherein said means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the penalty unit, second transmission data indicating thesecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit isconfigured to penalize one or more of the second downstream entity andthe third downstream entity based on the distribution rule setcomprises: means for receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the penalty unit, second transmission dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penaltyunit is configured to penalize one or more of the second downstreamentity and the third downstream entity for failure to comply with one ormore conditions of the distribution rule set.
 172. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 171, wherein said means forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the penalty unit, second transmission data indicating thesecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit isconfigured to penalize one or more of the second downstream entity andthe third downstream entity for failure to comply with one or moreconditions of the distribution rule set comprises: means for receiving,from the particular architecture that is configured to implement thepenalty unit, second transmission data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured topenalize one or more of the second downstream entity and the thirddownstream entity for failure to provide photographic and/or locationdata within a time period specified by the distribution rule set. 173.The computationally-implemented system of claim 97, wherein said meansfor receiving second transaction data indicating a second transmissionof the particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity comprises: means for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved; and means for receiving second transmission data indicatingthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been carried out.174. The computationally-implemented system of claim 173, wherein saidmeans for receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved comprises: means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by a particulararchitecture.
 175. The computationally-implemented system of claim 174,wherein said means for receiving second transaction data indicating thatthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved by aparticular architecture comprises: means for receiving secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to manage the second transmission internally.
 176. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 175, wherein said means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to manage the second transmission internallycomprises: means for receiving second transaction data indicating thatthe second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to manage the second transmissioninternally and to carry out the second transaction internally to theparticular architecture.
 177. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 173, wherein said means for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved comprises: means for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by a particular architectureconfigured to carry out transaction analysis of the second transactiondata.
 178. The computationally-implemented system of claim 173, whereinsaid means for receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity has been approved comprises: meansfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data.
 179. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 178, wherein said means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data comprises: means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data that detects whether anyof the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and thethird downstream entity, are phantom vendors.
 180. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 178, wherein said means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data comprises: means forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to detectone or more phantom vendors.
 181. The computationally implemented methodof claim 180, wherein said means for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors comprises:means for receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to detectone or more phantom vendors through generation of a suspicion score foreach transaction.
 182. The computationally-implemented system of claim181, wherein said means for receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to detect one or more phantom vendors through generation of asuspicion score for each transaction comprises: means for receivingsecond transaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to detect one or more phantomvendors through generation of a suspicion score for each transactionbased on one or more of time of establishment of vendor, vendor mailingaddress, single invoicee, vendor name characteristics, vendor invoicecharacteristics, time of transaction, date of transaction, approvercredential, and reputation score.
 183. A computationally-implementedsystem, comprising: circuitry for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set; circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds;and circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicating a secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity.
 184. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 183, wherein said circuitry for accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds andthat is configured to interface with one or more financial entities,wherein the attributable funds are governed by a distribution rule setcomprises: circuitry for accepting input that regards a request forpresentation a transaction history of the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set.
 185. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 183, wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:circuitry for receiving input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities.
 186. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 185, wherein said circuitry for receiving input that regardsthe attributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:circuitry for receiving input from a user, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities.
 187. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 185, wherein said circuitryfor receiving input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: circuitry for receiving input at a firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities.
 188. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 187, wherein said circuitry for receiving input at a firstparty device, said input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities comprises: circuitry for receiving input atthe first party device, said input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities, wherein the first party device isone or more of a smartphone device, mobile device, laptop computer,desktop computer, wearable device, augmented reality device, in-vehicledevice, heads up display, and a thin client.
 189. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 187, wherein said circuitryfor receiving input at a first party device, said input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:circuitry for receiving input from the user at an input/output interfaceof the first party device, said input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities.
 190. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 189, wherein said circuitryfor receiving input from the user at an input/output interface of thefirst party device, said input that regards the attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities comprises: circuitry for receivinginput from the user at a touchscreen interface of the first partydevice, said input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 191. The computationally-implemented system of claim183, wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:circuitry for accepting a request related to the attributable accountthat contains the attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities.
 192. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: circuitry for accepting a request toview at least a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 193. The computationally-implemented system of claim192, wherein said circuitry for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: circuitry for accepting the request to view the last tentransactions carried out in the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities.
 194. The computationally-implemented system of claim192, wherein said circuitry for accepting a request to view at least aportion of the attributable account that contains the attributable fundsand that is configured to interface with one or more financial entitiescomprises: circuitry for accepting the request to view the last tenrejected transactions requested in the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds and that is configured to interface withone or more financial entities, wherein the rejected transactions wererejected for failure to comply with the distribution rule set.
 195. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 192, wherein said circuitryfor accepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: circuitry foraccepting the request to view an account balance of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities.
 196. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 192, wherein said circuitryfor accepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: circuitry foraccepting the request to view a distribution map of the attributablefunds between the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity,and the third downstream entity.
 197. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 192, wherein said circuitry for accepting a request toview at least a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: circuitry for accepting the request toview a real-time or near-real-time tracking of the attributable fundsbetween the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, andthe third downstream entity.
 198. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 192, wherein said circuitry for accepting a request to view atleast a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: circuitry for accepting the request toview a current location of the attributable funds between the firstdownstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, within their representations in a particulararchitecture.
 199. The computationally-implemented system of claim 198,wherein said circuitry for accepting the request to view a currentlocation of the attributable funds between the first downstream entity,the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity, withintheir representations in a particular architecture comprises: circuitryfor accepting the request to view the current location of theattributable funds between the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, within theirindividual account representations within the particular architecturethat has an individual account associated with each downstream entity.200. The computationally-implemented system of claim 192, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting a request to view at least a portion of theattributable account that contains the attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities comprises:circuitry for accepting the request to view at least a partial list ofgoods and/or services purchased or directed to purchase with theattributable funds by one or more of the first downstream entity, thesecond downstream entity, and the third downstream entity, and/or one ormore agents of the first downstream entity, the second downstreamentity, and the third downstream entity.
 201. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 192, wherein said circuitryfor accepting a request to view at least a portion of the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities comprises: circuitry foraccepting the request to view at least a partial list of goods and/orservices distributed or directed to distribute with the attributablefunds by one or more of the first downstream entity, the seconddownstream entity, and the third downstream entity, and/or one or moreagents of the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, andthe third downstream entity.
 202. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 192, wherein said circuitry for accepting a request to view atleast a portion of the attributable account that contains theattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities comprises: circuitry for accepting the request toview verification information of at least a partial list of goods and/orservices associated with the attributable funds by one or more of thefirst downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and the thirddownstream entity, and/or one or more agents of the first downstreamentity, the second downstream entity, and the third downstream entity.203. The computationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds and that is configured to interface with oneor more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governedby a distribution rule set comprises: circuitry for accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by a distribution rule set that links metadata to theaccount and to one or more transactions associated with the account.204. The computationally-implemented system of claim 203, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule setthat links metadata to the account and to one or more transactionsassociated with the account comprises: circuitry for accepting inputthat regards the attributable account that contains attributable fundsthat are governed by the distribution rule set that links identifiermetadata to the attributable account and that links transactioninformation metadata to each transaction associated with the account.205. The computationally-implemented system of claim 204, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by the distribution ruleset that links identifier metadata to the attributable account and thatlinks transaction information metadata to each transaction associatedwith the account comprises: circuitry for accepting input acceptinginput that regards the attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by the distribution rule set that linksidentifier metadata to the attributable account and that linkstransaction information metadata to each transaction associated with theaccount, wherein the transaction information includes a receiving partyname, a time of transaction, and an underlying bank data for each bankinvolved in the transaction.
 206. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 183, wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards anattributable account that contains attributable funds and that isconfigured to interface with one or more financial entities, wherein theattributable funds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises:circuitry for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule setthat links location data to one or more transactions associated with theaccount.
 207. The computationally-implemented system of claim 206,wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by adistribution rule set that links location data to one or moretransactions associated with the account comprises: circuitry foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatlinks location data obtained from a global positioning system tolocations of one or more transactions associated with the account. 208.The computationally-implemented system of claim 206, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting input that regards an attributable account thatcontains attributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule setthat links location data to one or more transactions associated with theaccount comprises: circuitry for accepting input that regards theattributable account that contains attributable funds that are governedby the distribution rule set that links location data obtained fromtracking beacons associated with one or more goods purchased fromattributable funds of the attributable account.
 209. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: circuitry for accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by a distribution rule set that governs fees that areassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 210. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 209, wherein said circuitryfor accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatgoverns fees that are associated with one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable accountcomprises: circuitry for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that sets a percentage-of-transaction fee limitthat is associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.
 211. The computationally-implemented system of claim 183,wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards an attributableaccount that contains attributable funds and that is configured tointerface with one or more financial entities, wherein the attributablefunds are governed by a distribution rule set comprises: circuitry foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatrequires photographic evidence of spending associated with one or moretransactions associated with the attributable funds of the attributableaccount.
 212. The computationally-implemented system of claim 211,wherein said circuitry for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that requires photographic evidence of spendingassociated with one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account comprises: circuitry foraccepting input that regards the attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by the distribution rule set thatrequires digital photographic data of evidence of spending associatedwith one or more transactions associated with the attributable funds ofthe attributable account to be included with data of the attributablefunds.
 213. The computationally-implemented system of claim 183, whereinsaid circuitry for accepting input that regards an attributable accountthat contains attributable funds and that is configured to interfacewith one or more financial entities, wherein the attributable funds aregoverned by a distribution rule set comprises: circuitry for acceptinginput that regards an attributable account that contains attributablefunds that are governed by a distribution rule set that specifiesparticular spending limits for one or more goods and/or services thatare acquired through one or more transactions associated with theattributable funds of the attributable account.
 214. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 213, wherein said circuitryfor accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds that are governed by a distribution rule set thatspecifies particular spending limits for one or more goods and/orservices that are acquired through one or more transactions associatedwith the attributable funds of the attributable account comprises:circuitry for accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that specifies the particular spending limits for one or moreclasses of goods that are acquired through one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable account. 215.The computationally-implemented system of claim 214, wherein saidcircuitry for accepting input that regards the attributable account thatcontains the attributable funds that are governed by the distributionrule set that specifies the particular spending limits for one or moreclasses of goods that are acquired through one or more transactionsassociated with the attributable funds of the attributable accountcomprises: circuitry for accepting input that regards the attributableaccount that contains the attributable funds that are governed by thedistribution rule set that specifies the particular spending limits forone or more classes of goods, including food, medicine, constructioncosts, worker salaries, and concrete supplies.
 216. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor accepting input that regards an attributable account that containsattributable funds and that is configured to interface with one or morefinancial entities, wherein the attributable funds are governed by adistribution rule set comprises: circuitry for accepting input thatregards an attributable account that contains attributable funds thatare governed by a distribution rule set that calculates a potentialfraud score for each transaction and determines whether to allow accessto the attributable funds of the attributable account at least partiallybased on the fraud score calculation.
 217. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving, from a particular architecture,first transaction data indicating the first transmission of particularfunds from the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds. 218.The computationally-implemented system of claim 217, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving, from a particular architecture, firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to enable real-time tracking and accounting oftransactions involving the attributable funds, first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds.
 219. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 217, wherein said circuitryfor receiving, from a particular architecture, first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstdownstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitryfor receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured tohandle the first transaction data and the second transaction data, firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom the first downstream entity to the second downstream entity,wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable funds. 220.The computationally-implemented system of claim 219, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to handle the first transaction data and the secondtransaction data, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: circuitry for receiving, from theparticular architecture that is configured to handle the firsttransaction data and the second transaction data entirely internally tothe particular architecture, first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds.
 221. The computationally-implemented system of claim183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from a representation of the first downstream entity toa representation of the second downstream entity.
 222. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 221, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from a representation of the first downstream entityto a representation of the second downstream entity comprises: circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the representation of the first downstreamentity to the representation of the second downstream entity, whereinthe representation of the first downstream entity and the representationof the second downstream entity are part of a particular architecture.223. The computationally-implemented system of claim 222, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the representation of the firstdownstream entity to the representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the representation of the first downstream entity and therepresentation of the second downstream entity are part of a particulararchitecture comprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from therepresentation of the first downstream entity to the representation ofthe second downstream entity, wherein the representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account associated with the first downstreamentity, and the representation of the second downstream entity is anaccount associated with the second downstream entity.
 224. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 223, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the representation of the first downstreamentity to the representation of the second downstream entity, whereinthe representation of the first downstream entity is an accountassociated with the first downstream entity, and the representation ofthe second downstream entity is an account associated with the seconddownstream entity comprises: circuitry for receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account managed by the particular architecture andassociated with the first downstream entity to a second architectureaccount managed by the particular architecture and associated with thesecond downstream entity.
 225. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating a received request totransmit particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity; and circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are nottransferred from the first downstream entity to the downstream entity.226. The computationally-implemented system of claim 225, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a representation of the firstdownstream entity to a representation of the second downstream entitycomprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the representation of thefirst downstream entity to the representation of the second downstreamentity, wherein the representation of the first downstream entity andthe representation of the second downstream entity are part of aparticular architecture.
 227. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 225, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from arepresentation of the first downstream entity to a representation of thesecond downstream entity comprises: circuitry for receiving firsttransaction data indicating the first transmission of particular fundsfrom a first architecture account representation of the first downstreamentity to a second architecture account representation of the seconddownstream entity.
 228. The computationally-implemented system of claim227, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from a firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity to asecond architecture account representation of the second downstreamentity comprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating the first transmission of particular funds from the firstarchitecture account representation of the first downstream entity tothe architecture account representation of the second downstream entity,wherein the first architecture account representation of the firstdownstream entity is an account that was registered with thearchitecture by the first downstream entity.
 229. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 227, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from a first architecture account representation ofthe first downstream entity to a second architecture accountrepresentation of the second downstream entity comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first architecture account representation ofthe first downstream entity to the architecture account representationof the second downstream entity, wherein the second architecture accountrepresentation of the second downstream entity is an account that wasregistered with the architecture by the second downstream entity. 230.The computationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: circuitry for receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of particular funds from thefirst downstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein theparticular funds represent a portion of the attributable funds.
 231. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of particular funds from the first downstream entityto the second downstream entity, wherein the particular funds representa portion of the attributable funds, wherein the attributable funds areowned by a single entity.
 232. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent a portion ofthe attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, and theattributable funds are owned by more than one entity.
 233. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 232, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent a portion ofthe attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, and theattributable funds are owned by more than one entity comprises:circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds represent aportion of the attributable funds that are owned by a single entity, andthe attributable funds are owned by more than one entity but are storedin a single underlying bank account.
 234. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of the particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the first downstreamentity is a local domestic bank and the second downstream entity is anational domestic bank.
 235. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofthe particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a nationaldomestic bank and the second downstream entity is a European bank. 236.The computationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein saidcircuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating a firsttransmission of particular funds from a first downstream entity to asecond downstream entity, wherein the particular funds are part of theattributable funds comprises: circuitry for receiving first transactiondata indicating the first transmission of the particular funds from thefirst downstream entity to the second downstream entity, wherein thefirst downstream entity is a European bank and the second downstreamentity is a foreign non-European bank.
 237. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating thefirst transmission of the particular funds from the first downstreamentity to the second downstream entity, wherein the first downstreamentity is a foreign non-European bank and the second downstream entityis a foreign organization.
 238. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transactiondata indicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofthe particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first downstream entity is a firstforeign organization and the second downstream entity is a secondforeign organization.
 239. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particular fundsoccurs within a particular architecture.
 240. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 239, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particular fundsoccurs within a particular architecture comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating the first transmission ofparticular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particular fundsoccurs within the particular architecture that performs verification ofthe first transmission before allowing the first transmission.
 241. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 240, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating the first transmissionof particular funds from the first downstream entity to the seconddownstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particular fundsoccurs within the particular architecture that performs verification ofthe first transmission before allowing the first transmission comprises:circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating the firsttransmission of particular funds from the first downstream entity to thesecond downstream entity, wherein the first transmission of particularfunds occurs within the particular architecture that performsverification of the first transmission for compliance with thedistribution rule set before allowing the first transmission.
 242. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 183, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating a first transmission ofparticular funds from a first downstream entity to a second downstreamentity, wherein the particular funds are part of the attributable fundscomprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicatingthat the first transmission of particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set.
 243. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 242, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set comprises: circuitry for receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of theparticular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatspecifies real time reporting associated with actions taken on theparticular funds.
 244. The computationally-implemented method of claim242, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set comprises: circuitry for receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds has passed compliance with the distribution rule set thatspecifies one or more permissible identities of the second downstreamentity.
 245. The computationally-implemented method of claim 242,wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicatingthat the first transmission of particular funds is compliant with thedistribution rule set comprises: circuitry for receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds has passed compliance with the distribution rule set thatspecifies an amount of data to be collected regarding the firsttransmission of the particular funds.
 246. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 245, wherein said circuitryfor receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies an amount of data to be collectedregarding the first transmission of the particular funds comprises:circuitry for receiving first transaction data indicating that the firsttransmission of particular funds has passed compliance with thedistribution rule set that specifies photographic evidence and locationtracking evidence data to be collected regarding the first transmissionof the particular funds.
 247. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating a first transmission of particular funds from a firstdownstream entity to a second downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving first transaction data indicating that the first transmissionof particular funds is compliant with the distribution rule set thatrequires that one or more of the first, second, and third downstreamentities are trusted entities.
 248. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 247, wherein said circuitry for receiving firsttransaction data indicating that the first transmission of particularfunds is compliant with the distribution rule set that requires that oneor more of the first, second, and third downstream entities are trustedentities comprises: circuitry for receiving first transaction dataindicating that the first transmission of particular funds is compliantwith the distribution rule set that requires that one or more of thefirst, second, and third downstream entities are trusted entities asestablished by a particular architecture that tracks one or morereputation scores of the one or more of the first, second, and thirddownstream entities.
 249. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transaction dataindicating a second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity comprises: circuitryfor receiving, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds.
 250. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 249, wherein said circuitryfor receiving, from a particular architecture, second transaction dataindicating the second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the particularfunds are part of the attributable funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement a reward unit, second transaction data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity.
 251. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 250, wherein said circuitry for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement a reward unit, secondtransaction data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entitycomprises: circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of transaction-related datawithin a particular timeframe.
 252. The computationally-implementedsystem of claim 251, wherein said circuitry for receiving, from theparticular architecture that is configured to implement the reward unit,second transaction data indicating that second transmission ofparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of transaction-related data within a particular timeframecomprises: circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence ofeffect of the second transmission of particular funds.
 253. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 252, wherein said circuitryfor receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of effect of thesecond transmission of particular funds comprises: circuitry forreceiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement the reward unit, second transaction data indicating thatsecond transmission of particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity, wherein the reward unit isconfigured to reward inclusion of photographic evidence of goods thatwere purchased as a result of the second transmission of particularfunds.
 254. The computationally-implemented system of claim 251, whereinsaid circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecture that isconfigured to implement the reward unit, second transaction dataindicating that second transmission of particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein the rewardunit is configured to reward inclusion of transaction-related datawithin a particular timeframe comprises: circuitry for receiving, fromthe particular architecture that is configured to implement the rewardunit, second transaction data indicating that second transmission ofparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the reward unit is configured to rewardinclusion of location tracking data of effect of the second transmissionof particular funds.
 255. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transaction dataindicating a second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity comprises: circuitryfor receiving, from the particular architecture that is configured toimplement a penalty unit, second transaction data indicating the secondtransmission of particular funds from the second downstream entity tothe third downstream entity.
 256. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 255, wherein said circuitry for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement a penalty unit, secondtransaction data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entitycomprises: circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the penalty unit, second transmissiondata indicating the second transmission of particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein thepenalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of the seconddownstream entity and the third downstream entity based on thedistribution rule set.
 257. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 256, wherein said circuitry for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity based on thedistribution rule set comprises: circuitry for receiving, from theparticular architecture that is configured to implement the penaltyunit, second transmission data indicating the second transmission ofparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity, wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalizeone or more of the second downstream entity and the third downstreamentity for failure to comply with one or more conditions of thedistribution rule set.
 258. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 257, wherein said circuitry for receiving, from the particulararchitecture that is configured to implement the penalty unit, secondtransmission data indicating the second transmission of particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity to the third downstream entity,wherein the penalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of thesecond downstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure tocomply with one or more conditions of the distribution rule setcomprises: circuitry for receiving, from the particular architecturethat is configured to implement the penalty unit, second transmissiondata indicating the second transmission of particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity, wherein thepenalty unit is configured to penalize one or more of the seconddownstream entity and the third downstream entity for failure to providephotographic and/or location data within a time period specified by thedistribution rule set.
 259. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 183, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transaction dataindicating a second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity comprises: circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved; and circuitry forreceiving second transmission data indicating the second transmission ofthe particular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been carried out.
 260. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 259, wherein said circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved comprises: circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by a particulararchitecture.
 261. The computationally-implemented system of claim 260,wherein said circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved by aparticular architecture comprises: circuitry for receiving secondtransaction data indicating that the second transmission of theparticular funds from the second downstream entity to the thirddownstream entity has been approved by the particular architectureconfigured to manage the second transmission internally.
 262. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 261, wherein said circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityto the third downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to manage the second transmission internallycomprises: circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicatingthat the second transmission of the particular funds from the seconddownstream entity to the third downstream entity has been approved bythe particular architecture configured to manage the second transmissioninternally and to carry out the second transaction internally to theparticular architecture.
 263. The computationally-implemented system ofclaim 259, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity to the third downstream entity has beenapproved comprises: circuitry for receiving second transaction dataindicating that the second transmission of the particular funds from thesecond downstream entity has been approved by a particular architectureconfigured to carry out transaction analysis of the second transactiondata.
 264. The computationally-implemented system of claim 259, whereinsaid circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity to the third downstream entity has been approved comprises:circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity has been approved by the particular architecture configured tocarry out fraud analysis of the second transaction data.
 265. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 264, wherein said circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data comprises: circuitry forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data that detects whether anyof the first downstream entity, the second downstream entity, and thethird downstream entity, are phantom vendors.
 266. Thecomputationally-implemented system of claim 264, wherein said circuitryfor receiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to carry outfraud analysis of the second transaction data comprises: circuitry forreceiving second transaction data indicating that the secondtransmission of the particular funds from the second downstream entityhas been approved by the particular architecture configured to detectone or more phantom vendors.
 267. The computationally implemented methodof claim 266, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transactiondata indicating that the second transmission of the particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors comprises:circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity has been approved by the particular architecture configured todetect one or more phantom vendors through generation of a suspicionscore for each transaction.
 268. The computationally-implemented systemof claim 267, wherein said circuitry for receiving second transactiondata indicating that the second transmission of the particular fundsfrom the second downstream entity has been approved by the particulararchitecture configured to detect one or more phantom vendors throughgeneration of a suspicion score for each transaction comprises:circuitry for receiving second transaction data indicating that thesecond transmission of the particular funds from the second downstreamentity has been approved by the particular architecture configured todetect one or more phantom vendors through generation of a suspicionscore for each transaction based on one or more of time of establishmentof vendor, vendor mailing address, single invoicee, vendor namecharacteristics, vendor invoice characteristics, time of transaction,date of transaction, approver credential, and reputation score.